The County Courts in Antebellum Kentucky - Paperback

by Robert M. Ireland (Author)

Although an important part of local government, particularly in the South, in their early years the county courts have not been thoroughly investigated. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the county courts during the antebellum era in one southern state Kentucky, placing them in the context of its constitutional and political structure. More administrative than judicial in function, the courts were the means of providing most services of government for the people. This range

Author Biography

Robert M. Ireland is associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky.