Published in 1850, this was Cooper's final noveland America's first courtroom drama. When innocent Mary Monson is accused of murder, she refuses to clear her name, insisting on a jury trial. Cooper, who opposed the trial-by-jury system, mounts his soapbox to rail against the systems susceptibility to corruption, among other flaws.
| ISBN: | 9781411443174 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2011 |
| Author: | Cooper, James Fenimore |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |