“The guardian of the law” : authority and identity in James Fenimore Cooper

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Edition Details

Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Charles Hansford Adams
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Pennsylvania
Publication Information: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1990
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
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VIII, 151 pages ; 24 cm

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Useful for students learning an area of law, “The guardian of the law” : authority and identity in James Fenimore Cooper is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Responsable Person: Charles Hansford Adams.
Publication Date: 1990
Location: University Park
Country/State: Pennsylvania
Number of Editions: 8 editions
First edition Date: 1985
Last edition Date: 1990
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KD606
Dewey Code: 813.2
ISBN: 0271007087 9780271007083
OCLC: 21117698

Main Contents

“A parental affection”: law and identity in Cooper’s America
A lawful rebellion: The spy (1821) and Lionel Lincoln (1825)
“Thou thyself shall be the judge”: The pioneers (1823)
The law of the sea: The red rover (1827) and The two admirals (1842)
The final appeal: The European fiction and the Littlepage Trilogy
Coda: The ways of the hour (1850).

“The guardian of the law” : authority and identity in James Fenimore Cooper

“The guardian of the law” : authority and identity in James Fenimore Cooper