Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
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St. George Tucker was een jurist en pedagoog die pleitte voor een grondige juridische opleiding en de academische normen aanzienlijk verhoogde. Zijn geannoteerde Amerikaanse editie van Blackstones "Commentaries" werd een onmisbare bron voor juridische professionals en studenten. Tucker zette zich ook in voor geleidelijke emancipatie, zoals blijkt uit zijn invloedrijke pamflet uit 1796. Zijn werk vormde het juridische discours en de praktijk in de vormende jaren van de Verenigde Staten.






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