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Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Explores the treason trial of Aaron Burr and discusses the rights of criminal defendants, the constitutional definition of treason, and the meaning of separation of powers in the Constitution.
Author
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington...
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
419 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Few issues created greater consensus among Civil War-era northerners than the belief that the secessionists had committed treason. But as William A. Blair shows in this engaging history, the way politicians, soldiers, and civilians dealt with disloyalty varied widely. Citizens often moved more swiftly than federal agents in punishing traitors in their midst, forcing the government to rethink legal practices and definitions. In reconciling the northern...
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