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The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International
Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and
international titles in a single resource. Its International Law
component features works of some of the great legal theorists,
including Gentili, Grotius, Selden, Zouche, Pufendorf,
Bijnkershoek, Wolff, Vattel, Martens, Mackintosh, Wheaton, among
others. The materials in this archive are drawn from three
world-class American law libraries: the Yale Law Library, the
George Washington University Law Library, and the Columbia Law
Library.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.+++++++++++++++The below data was compiled
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to insure edition identification: +++++++++++++++Yale Law
LibraryLP3Y035780019250101The Making of Modern Law: Foreign,
Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926Presented by Mr. Jones
of New Mexico. Referred to the Committee on Printing, Jan. 5
(calendar day, Jan. 12), 1925.Washington: Government Printing
Office, 1925viii, 277 p. incl. tables. 23 cmUnited States
On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean, an
enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaler Essex. As the boat
began to sink, her crew of thirty had time only to collect some
bread and water before pulling away in three frail open boats.
Without charts, alone on the open seas, and thousands of miles from
any known land, the sailors began their terrifying journey of
survival. Ninety days later, after much suffering and death by
starvation, intense heat, and dehydration, only eight men survived
to reach land. One of them was Owen Chase, first mate of the
ill-fated ship, whose account of the long and perilous journey has
become a classic of endurance and human courage. The elements of
his tale inspired Herman Melville (who was born the year the Essex
sank) to write the classic Moby Dick. A gallant saga of the sea,
this riveting narration of life and death, of man against the deep,
will enthrall readers.
Famous Book Titles and How They Got That Way
"An entertaining little book. . . . It is a good thing that writers have to keep struggling for the right title, to judge from Bernard's amusing evidence."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times
André Bernard has researched the stories behind more than one hundred of the most famous titles in the English language to produce a fascinating volume rich in literary anecdote and publishing lore. The Great Gatsby was almost titled Trimalchio in West Egg, while some unknown editor told William L. Shirer, "Please God, don't ask us to publish a book called The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." It's a wonderful romp among the literary monuments.
"This small book is truly delightful and will appeal to every prospective writer and anyone interested in the creation of ideas."--Karen Glendinning, Chattanooga Free Press
Raymond Chandler to Alfred A. Knopf: "I'm trying to think of a good title for you to want me to change."
André Bernard is an executive editor at the Book-of-the-Month Club and the author of Rotten Rejections: A Literary Companion. He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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