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Criminal dissent prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

Title
Criminal dissent [electronic resource] : prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 / Wendell Bird.
Author
Bird, Wendell R.
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2020.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 546 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Criminal dissent (Online)
Alternative Title
Criminal dissent (Online)
Subject
  • Alien and Sedition laws, 1798
  • Seditious libel > Law and legislation > History > United States > 18th century
  • Freedom of expression > United States > History > 18th century
  • United States > History > 1797-1801
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-524) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Federalist and Republican views of government -- Passing laws against internal enemies -- Common law sedition prosecutions -- Targeting opposition members of Congress -- Keeping the North safe from sedition -- Failed prosecutions -- The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions -- The Fries Rebellion and sedition -- The army and the Sedition Act --: A new round of enforcement -- New York prosecutions -- New England prosecutions -- Prowling the circuit stalking sedition -- French intriguers and hordes of wild Irishmen -- At the mercy of one man.
LCCN
2019028694
OCLC
ssj0002248220
Author
Bird, Wendell R.
Title
Criminal dissent [electronic resource] : prosecutions under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 / Wendell Bird.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2020.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-524) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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