I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation (Paperback)

from a1stitcher

An interesting account of George Wythe, the first Virginian to sign the Declaration of Independence, a beloved lawyer who rewrote his state's law codes and taught some of our country's greatest men. Perhaps this is petty of me, but I give this book only three stars because of a brief mention of L...

from noblechicken

Interesting story, or more a clarification of the 1806 "murder" of the 1st Professor of law in the US, George Wythe. Wythe was an elderly man, 80, when he was purportedly poisoned by his nephew. The case was a shocker for the time; a signer of the Declaration of Independence, educator of men like...

from asukamaxwell

I like Chadwick's writing style, his writing is very orderly and step-by-step that no one should have any difficulty. I only wish I had this book when writing my thesis, but sadly it was published too late. But I am so glad to see a book about George Wythe, because let's face it, there are too fe...