The American Bar

Committee Serial No. 6.

When Sadie Walela decides to pursue her childhood dream of owning a restaurant, she has no idea that murder will be on the menu. In this second book in the Sadie Walela series, set in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, Sadie discovers life as an entrepreneur is not as easy as she anticipated. On her first day, she is threatened by the town’s resident "crazy" woman and the former owner of The American Café turns up dead, engulfing the café—and Sadie herself—in a cloud of suspicion and unanswered questions. Drawing on the intuition and perseverance of her Cherokee ancestry, Sadie is determined to get some answers when an old friend unexpectedly turns up to lend a hand. A diverse cast of characters, including a mysterious Creek Indian, a corrupt police chief, an angry Marine home from Iraq, and the victim’s grieving sister and alcoholic niece, all come together to create a multilayered story of denial and deceit. While striving to untangle relationships and old family secrets, Sadie ends up unraveling far more than a murder.

Not a book of law but a book about how the American system of law came to be, this 1911 classic is essential reading for anyone who practices the law or is fascinated by its quirks and intricacies. In brisk, readable prose, American legal historian CHARLES WARREN (1868-1954) delves into: . the law as it was practiced in the British colonies in America prior to the Revolutionary War, from the application of Common Law to the composition of the courts to an account of the leading lawyers of the day, including a look at the legislation that regulated the legal profession in each colony . a brief exploration of the law and lawyers in England in the 17th and 18th centuries, for comparison . the growth of the American Bar from the foundation of the Supreme Court to the opening of the Civil War, including the leading cases heard by SCOTUS. Featuring numerous historical documents, from legislation to letters and newspaper accounts, this is a fascinating history of the law and lawyers in America.

[Reddall, Henry Frederic, Compiler.]. Wit and Humor of the American Bar: A Collection from Various Sources Classified Under Appropriate Subject Headings. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., [1905]. 238 pp. Reprint available September 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 2003056441. ISBN 1-58477-387-1. Cloth. $95. * Contents: "Some Neat Replies," "The Bright Witness," "The Witty Attorney," "Slips of Speech," "At The Expense of the Bench," "The Prisoner Retorts," "Humor of the Bench," "The Reply that Silences," "Justice's Justice," "Strained Situation," "Outside the Court Room," "Where Ignorance is Bliss," "Diplomacy," "In Rural Districts," "The Negro and the Law," "The Irishman in Court," "The Young Lawyer" and "Coroner's Verdicts."