{"product_id":"in-tender-consideration-9780252073397","title":"In Tender Consideration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the resources of a DVD version of Lincoln's legal papers, this work scans a range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. It also highlights the legal status of women and children in Illinois and their experiences with the law in action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecipient of an Illinois State Historical Society Award of Superior Achievement, 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Taken together, the essays contribute to grounding Lincoln in time and place. They also contribute to a considerably more precise understanding of how private citizens managed their relationships with the state and the social order in the first half of the nineteenth century.\"--Linda K. Kerber, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Daniel Stowell has compiled a captivating collection of essays that illuminate the complexity of the field of family law that was emerging in antebellum Illinois. . . . This fascinating and ambitious project succeeds at every level and reflects the tremendous potential of the historian's craft skillfully employed.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Annals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Taken together, the essays contribute to grounding Lincoln in time and place. They also contribute to a considerably more precise understanding of how private citizens managed their relationships with the state and the social order in the first half of the nineteenth century.\"--Linda K. Kerber, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eMichael Grossberg   \u003c\/i\u003eix  Acknowledgments\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003exiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003ci\u003eDaniel W. Stowell   1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 1: CONSIDERING GENDER AND AGE IN THE COURTS\u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eFemes \u003c\/i\u003eUn\u003ci\u003eCovert: \u003c\/i\u003eWomen's Encounters with the Law \u003ci\u003eDaniel W. Stowell   17\u003c\/i\u003e 2. \"For the Well-Being of the Child\": The Law and Childhood \u003ci\u003eDennis E. Suttles   46\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 2: MARRIAGES, FAMILIES, AND PROPERTY IN CONFLICT\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dissolving the Bonds of Matrimony: Women and Divorce in Sangamon County, Illinois, 1837-60 \u003ci\u003eStacy Pratt McDermott   71\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Inheriting the Earth: The Law of Succession \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Lupton   \u003c\/i\u003e104  5. Wives, Widows, and Will Makers: Women and the Law of Property \u003ci\u003eChristopher A. Schnell   129\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 3: \"CASE\" STUDIES\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Law in an Illinois Corner: The Impact of the Law on an Antebellum Family \u003ci\u003eStacy Pratt McDermott   161\u003c\/i\u003e 7. \"Infamous Outrage and Prompt Retribution\": The Case of \u003ci\u003ePeople v. Delny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Krause   182\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Her Day in Court: The Legal Odyssey of Clarissa Wren \u003ci\u003eDaniel W. Stowell   204\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e229\u003cbr\u003e Index of Cases\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e231\u003cbr\u003e General Index\u003ci\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e233","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400477188439,"sku":"9780252073397","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252073397.jpg?v=1730470783","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-tender-consideration-9780252073397","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}