{"product_id":"prestatehood-legal-materials-michael-chiorazzi-9780789020567","title":"Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Volumes 1 \u0026 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United States \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrestatehood Legal Materials\u003c\/em\u003e is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this book identifies a wide range of available resources from each state to reveal the underlying legal principles that helped form the United States. In this unique publication, a state expert compiles each chapter using his or her own style, culminating in a diverse sourcebook that is interesting as well as informative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePrestatehood Legal Materials\u003c\/em\u003e, you will find bibliographies, references, and discussion on a varied list of source materials, including: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003estate codes drafted by Congress\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecounty, state, and national archives\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ejournals and digests\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estate and federal reports, citations, surveys, and studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebooks, manuscripts, papers, speeches, and theses\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etown and city records and documents\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeb sites to help your search for more information\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrestatehood Legal Materials\u003c\/em\u003e provides you with brief overviews of state histories from colonization to acceptance into the United States. In this book, you will see how foreign countries controlled the laws of these territories and how these states eventually broke away to govern themselves. The text also covers the legal issues with Native Americans, inter-state and the Mexico and Canadian borders, and the development of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis guide focuses on materials that are readily available to historians, political scientists, legal scholars, and researchers. Resources that assist in locating not-so-easily accessible materials are also covered. Special sections focus on the legal resources of colonial New York City and Washington, DC--which is still technically in its prestatehood stage. Due to the enormity of this project, the editor of \u003cem\u003ePrestatehood Legal Materials\u003c\/em\u003e created a Web page where updates, corrections, additions and more will be posted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Chiorazzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789020564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789020567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.36w x 3.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 210\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Chiorazzi","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":48065120600319,"sku":"9780789020567","price":82.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fbf9e44-30de-42c2-9366-8d8eb49501c1.jpg?v=1768673126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prestatehood-legal-materials-michael-chiorazzi-9780789020567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}