1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460214003321

Autore

McGinty Brian

Titolo

John Brown's trial [[electronic resource] /] / Brian McGinty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-674-05422-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/116

Soggetti

Trials (Treason) - Virginia

Abolitionists - United States

Electronic books.

Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History John Brown's Raid, 1859

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-338) and index.

Nota di contenuto

To free the slaves -- Carrying the war into Africa -- Framing the charges -- The indictment -- The jury is summoned -- The testimony begins -- The name and the shadow of a fair trial -- The quiet was deceptive -- The verdict -- The sentence -- The execution -- Marching on.

Sommario/riassunto

Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Supported by a "provisional army" of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. Brian McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and the nature of treason under the American constitutional system.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557123503321

Autore

Berto Filippo

Titolo

Fatigue and Fracture of Traditional and Advanced Structural Alloys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The fatigue behavior of traditional and advanced materials is a very relevant topic in different strategic applications impacting and affecting our daily lives. The present Special Issue invites papers to update readers on the state of the art on this important topic. Both review and original manuscripts are welcome. Special attention will be dedicated to innovative materials and innovative manufacturing processes or post-treatments able to improve the fatigue life and reliability of a structural component. Scale effect will be also fully treated focusing on different applications and multiscale approaches aimed at understanding structural integrity under cyclic loadings. This state of the art perspective will help engineers, designers and people from the academy gain an updated view on this very challenging topic which is nowadays very important due to the advances in manufacturing technologies that allow complex new materials to be fabricated.