02668nam 2200673 a 450 991096042050332120200520144314.09780674040823067404082110.4159/9780674040823(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(Perlego)1147976(EXLCZ)99100000000078706320070709d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrLincoln and the Court /Brian McGinty1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20081 online resource (384 p. ) illOriginally published: 2008.9780674032422 067403242X Includes bibliographical references (p. [350]-363) 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.Lincoln & the CourtConstitutional historyUnited StatesConstitutional history347.73/2609McGinty Brian460905MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960420503321Lincoln and the Court4366179UNINA