The Code of Honor Or Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling eBook John Lyde Wilson
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The Code of Honor Or Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling eBook John Lyde Wilson
This is a window into the code duello and the standards of a bygone era. Although dueling was illegal in most places by the early 1800s, participants could avoid prosecution by adhering to a strict set of standards. These included having seconds to discuss such niceties as how many paces the participants should stand apart, what weapons were to be used and whether the duel was to the death or to first blood. Dueling was a part of American history as well as English. Andrew Jackson, for example, was thought to have eliminated some of his political rivals by dueling with them. Andy J. was a crack shot. The formal duel was a little different from the western duel, where the participants were likely to meet in the main street of town at "high noon," but conducting the mortal contest with witnesses was an essential part of both. the writing is somewhat complex, but the book endeavors to cover all aspects.Product details
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The Code of Honor Or Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling eBook John Lyde Wilson Reviews
Very good reproduction of the original
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. I have really enjoyed reading it. The information in it is amazing, I knew there were rules for dueling but I never knew they were this involved.
I found this very interesting to se how much ephasis we used to put on ones honour and how heavy ones comment could be.
We put very little value to the weight of our words in todays culture using "amazing", "facinating", "awesome", "aweful" means little to nothing now. The same can be said of disrespectful comments and the value we put against them
Great historical document. Recommended for anyone who as any historical interest in the custom duel and dueling.
This book was the classic guide for dueling in the American South. It's a serious book, written by a man who took his dueling (and the responsibility of a second to defuse the situation if at all possible) seriously. Hard-copies of it are expensive, but at $0.99, it's well worth the read.
An excellent work that details a civilized approach to conflict, as opposed to the modern options of lawsuits or drive-by shootings.
The author, John Lyde Wilson, claims that this rule book is intended to limit bloodshed while preserving honor. In that Wilson, himself, this statement can be questioned until Wilson's work is compared with the Galway, "Irish Code of Honor" [included in an appendix in the back of this book]. Wilson's work is officious, even legalistic, almost always giving the principles an honorable way of backing down from a potentially killing duel. His emphasis is on the Second's responsibilities both prior to and during a duel. Again the emphasis is on prevention.
The Irish Code of Honor is quite otherwise. It annotates a number of ways by which the challenger and challenged are actually morally--almost legally--required to carry out the duel. A number of offenses require the exchange of at least one shot. Some REQUIRE two shots and a few demand three shots, that is if one of the principals is not already badly wounded or dead.
A fascinating aspect of Wilson's "Code" is its emphasis on the equality and gentleman's status of the challenged and challenger as well as the seconds, themselves. This was so important that, in some cases, an investigation of the principals and seconds character must be made before even the pre-duel negotiations can continue. Should there be no such equality, there can be no duel. Read it, you won't be disappointed.
This is a window into the code duello and the standards of a bygone era. Although dueling was illegal in most places by the early 1800s, participants could avoid prosecution by adhering to a strict set of standards. These included having seconds to discuss such niceties as how many paces the participants should stand apart, what weapons were to be used and whether the duel was to the death or to first blood. Dueling was a part of American history as well as English. Andrew Jackson, for example, was thought to have eliminated some of his political rivals by dueling with them. Andy J. was a crack shot. The formal duel was a little different from the western duel, where the participants were likely to meet in the main street of town at "high noon," but conducting the mortal contest with witnesses was an essential part of both. the writing is somewhat complex, but the book endeavors to cover all aspects.
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