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The Confederacy on trial : the piracy and sequestration cases of 1861
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- Creator
- Mark A. Weitz
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2005]
- ©2005
- Physical Details
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- xi, 219 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780700613854, 0700613854, 9780700613861, 0700613862
- OCLC
- ocm57652453
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index.
- "And the fame of the Dane revive again, Ye Vikings of the South" -- "If they meet it is only to combat" -- "We shall have no peace forever" -- "A fair and impartial trial" -- "Summon the community by sound of trumpet" -- "I lay this offering of age on the altar of justice" -- "I cannot insult and ridicule the feelings of millions" -- "For God's sake, leave this to the clash of arms."
Subjects
- Trials (Piracy) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Hijacking of ships -- United States -- Cases.
- Prize law -- United States -- Cases.
- Capture at sea -- Cases.
- Enemy property -- Cases.
- Effectiveness and validity of law -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Effectiveness and validity of law -- Confederate States of America -- History -- 19th century.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions.
- Confederate States of America -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Confederate States of America -- International status.