Law and Authority in Early Massachusetts

By George Lee Haskins

Book Overview

Originally published by the Macmillan Company in 1960, this book is intended as an introduction to the history of Massachusetts law in the colonial period, 1630 1650. This volume first traces the evolution of the colony's institutions and instruments of government and, second, describes in broad outline certain aspects of the substantive law that developed in these first two decades.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819143731
• ISBN13: 9780819143730
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"