Joseph Gurney

The Trial of Peter Atkins, Boatman of Deal, for Felony and Piracy Upon the High Seas, Within the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, in Plundering T Joseph Gurney

Publisher Marketing: Full Title: "The Trial of Peter Atkins, Boatman of Deal, for Felony and Piracy Upon the High Seas, Within The Jurisdiction of The Admiralty of England, In Plundering the Cargo and Tackle, or The Ship Endeavour, When Stranded on the Goodwin Sands"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Old BaileyCourt RecordNew York City BarLondon: Printed by H. Teape, Tower-Hill. 1808 Contributor Bio:  Gurney, Joseph 1788-1847