Ebook: The law of the land: the evolution of our legal system

What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? Charles Rembar examines these and many other topics, illustrating the surprisingly entertaining history of US law. Best known for his passionate efforts to protect literature, including Lady Chatterley's Lover, from censorship laws, Rembar offers an exciting look at the democratic judicial system that will appeal to lawyers and non-specialists alike. From the dark days of medieval England, when legal disputes were settled by a duel, through recent paradigm shifts in the interpretation and application of the legal code, it is a compelling and informative history of the rules and regulations one so often take for granted.