Lincoln and the Court / /
McGinty, Brian
Lincoln and the Court / / Brian McGinty. - 1 online resource (383 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Solemn Oath -- 2. Dred Scott -- 3. First Blood -- 4. Judges and Circuits -- 5. The Prizes -- A Gallery of Justices -- 6. The Boom of Cannon -- 7. The Old Lion -- 8. A New Chief -- 9. A Law for Rulers and People -- 10. The Union Is Unbroken -- 11. History in Marble -- Afterword: The Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In a meticulously researched and engagingly written narrative, McGinty rescues the story of Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court from long and undeserved neglect, recounting the compelling history of the Civil War president's relations with the nation's highest tribunal and the role it played in resolving the agonizing issues raised by the conflict.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674032422 9780674040823
10.4159/9780674040823 doi
Constitutional history--United States.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
KF8742 / .M32 2009
347.732609
Lincoln and the Court / / Brian McGinty. - 1 online resource (383 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Solemn Oath -- 2. Dred Scott -- 3. First Blood -- 4. Judges and Circuits -- 5. The Prizes -- A Gallery of Justices -- 6. The Boom of Cannon -- 7. The Old Lion -- 8. A New Chief -- 9. A Law for Rulers and People -- 10. The Union Is Unbroken -- 11. History in Marble -- Afterword: The Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In a meticulously researched and engagingly written narrative, McGinty rescues the story of Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court from long and undeserved neglect, recounting the compelling history of the Civil War president's relations with the nation's highest tribunal and the role it played in resolving the agonizing issues raised by the conflict.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674032422 9780674040823
10.4159/9780674040823 doi
Constitutional history--United States.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
KF8742 / .M32 2009
347.732609