A History of the American Bar 12+

📙 Originally published in 1911, PREFACE: This book is not a law book for those who wish to study law, It is an historical sketch for those who wish to know something about the men who have composed the American Bar of the past, and about the influences which produced the great American lawyers. Part One of this book is an attempt to show the legal conditions in each of the various American Colonies during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries and prior to the Revolutionary War. Part Two of this book portrays the growth of the American Bar from the foundation of the United States Supreme Court to the opening of the Civil war.....This early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject and will appeal greatly to any historian. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text a