It takes the average reader 14 hours and 45 minutes to read An Enquiry Into the Law Merchant of the United States, Or, Lex Mercatoria Americana, on Several Heads of Commercial Importance by George Caines
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Reprint of the sole edition. With an appendix of forms. As Horwitz points out in The Transformation of American Law, this is the first American treatise on commercial law (150). Surrency's History of American Law Publishing notes that it was also the first to deal with admiralty law (441). It focused on shipping and maritime commerce, with substantial sections on insurance and bankruptcy. Reflecting the tension that existed between arbitrators and courts of law, Caines insisted that "in what appertains to trade, let it be constantly remembered, that custom alone is law" (220). Caines [1771-1825] was the official reporter of the New York Supreme Court.
An Enquiry Into the Law Merchant of the United States, Or, Lex Mercatoria Americana, on Several Heads of Commercial Importance by George Caines is 858 pages long, and a total of 221,364 words.
This makes it 290% the length of the average book. It also has 271% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 9 minutes to read An Enquiry Into the Law Merchant of the United States, Or, Lex Mercatoria Americana, on Several Heads of Commercial Importance aloud.
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