The American civil war as a trial by battle

Law and History Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-110

  Nicoletti, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/S0738248009990046     Document Type: Review

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