Lincoln and the Court / / Brian McGinty
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| Autore: |
McGinty Brian
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| Titolo: |
Lincoln and the Court / / Brian McGinty
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2009] |
| ©2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (384 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 347.73/2609 |
| Soggetto topico: | Constitutional history - United States |
| Advice and Rights | |
| Law - U.S. - General | |
| Law - U.S | |
| Law, Politics & Government | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Originally published: 2008. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Lincoln and the Court |
| ISBN: | 0-674-04082-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807369303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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