ENG 176: Laws and Outlaws in Fiction
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Historical Newspapers
- America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowFully searchable, cover-to-cover reproductions of early American newspapers, published 1690 - 1922.
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Search for: hall AND mills AND murder AND "new jersey" Search type: Full text
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- ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowHistorical access to the New York Times (1851-2014), Chicago Tribune (1847-1994), Los Angeles Times (1881-1993), Philadelphia Inquirer (1860-2001), and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1786-2003).
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Historical Trials
- Legal Research (Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new windowFeatures extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions
since 1790.
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hall AND mills AND murder AND "new jersey"
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