A historical overview of the Puritan legal system in colonial New England, with a particular emphasis on the so-called 'blue laws', or moral and religious codes that regulated social behavior. The book explores the origins and rationale of the laws, as well as their enforcement and impact on everyday life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This...
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