The story of the d'Hauteville case, a controversial child custody battle fought in 1840. It uses the story of one couple's bitter fight over their son to explore timebound and timeless features of American legal culture.

Considers the role railroads and streetcars played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty in America.

Controversies and litigation about free speech, often involving sex reformers and labor unions, preceded the Espionage Act of 1917.

Controversies and litigation about free speech, often involving sex reformers and labor unions, preceded the Espionage Act of 1917.

Presents a fundamental reassessment of the nature of wage labor in the nineteenth century.

This 2001 book considers the role railroads and streetcars played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty in America.

The story of the d'Hauteville case, a controversial child custody battle fought in 1840. It uses the story of one couple's bitter fight over their son to explore timebound and timeless features of American legal culture.

Presents a fundamental reassessment of the nature of wage labor in the nineteenth century.