Abraham Lincoln, Esq. (Instant Digital Access Code Only)

Edition : 0th, 2013
Author(s) : Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams

Abraham Lincoln, Esq. (Instant Digital Access Code Only)
- ISBN: 9780813126081
- SKU: 309007V
- Format: VitalSource eBook/ePub
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Lincoln scholars explore the president's law career in this informative volume, examining his legal writings on matters from ethics to the Constitution. As our nation's most beloved and recognizable president, Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation and for guiding our country through the Civil War. But before he took the oath of office, Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years in the Illinois courts. In Abraham Lincoln, Esq., notable historians examine Lincoln's law practice and the effect it had on his presidency and the country. This volume offers new perspectives on Lincoln's work in Illinois as well as his time in Washington. Each chapter offers an expansive look at Lincoln's legal mind and covers diverse topics such as Lincoln's legal writing, ethics, Constitutional law, and international law. Abraham Lincoln, Esq. emphasizes this overlooked period in Lincoln's career and sheds light on Lincoln's life before he became America's sixteenth president.