The Biggest Damned Hat

Tales from Alaska's Territorial Lawyers and Judges

Pamela Cravez (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2017
University of Alaska Press (Verlag)
978-1-60223-317-1 (ISBN)

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Alaska history from the days before statehood is rich in stories of colorful characters prospectors, settlers, heroes, and criminals. And right alongside them were judges and lawyers, working first to establish the rule of law in the territory, then, later, laying the groundwork for statehood. The Biggest Damned Hat presents a fascinating collection of stories ranging from the gold rush to the 1950s. Built on interviews and oral histories from more than fifty lawyers who worked in Alaska before 1959, and buttressed by research into legal history, the book offers a brilliantly multifaceted portrait of law in the territory from laying the groundwork for strong civil and criminal law to helping to secure mining and fishing rights to the Alaska Court-Bar fight, which pitted Alaska's community of lawyers against its nascent Supreme Court. Bringing to life a time long past when some of the best lawyers had little formal legal education The Biggest Damned Hat fills in a crucial part of the story of Alaska's history.

Pamela Cravez is a senior research official at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.05.2017
Verlagsort	Farmington Hills
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	1-60223-317-9 / 1602233179
ISBN-13	978-1-60223-317-1 / 9781602233171
Zustand	Neuware