02868nam 22007215 450 991080736930332120230721022346.00-674-04082-110.4159/9780674040823(CKB)1000000000787063(StDuBDS)AH23050799(SSID)ssj0000192556(PQKBManifestationID)12065401(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192556(PQKBWorkID)10197805(PQKB)11636655(DE-B1597)457702(OCoLC)1013946982(OCoLC)1029822539(OCoLC)1032693539(OCoLC)1037979907(OCoLC)1041973482(OCoLC)1046605442(OCoLC)1047012963(OCoLC)438770295(OCoLC)979721531(DE-B1597)9780674040823(MiAaPQ)EBC3300467(EXLCZ)99100000000078706320190708d2009 fg engur|||||||||||txtccrLincoln and the Court /Brian McGintyCambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]©20081 online resource (384 p. ) illOriginally published: 2008.0-674-03242-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexIn 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.Constitutional historyUnited StatesAdvice and RightseflchLaw - U.S. - GeneralHILCCLaw - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCElectronic books.lcshConstitutional historyAdvice and Rights.Law - U.S. - GeneralLaw - U.S.Law, Politics & Government347.73/2609McGinty Brian, 460905DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910807369303321Lincoln and the Court3977718UNINA