The fate of liberty
Subtitle: Abraham Lincoln and civil liberties
By: Mark E. Neely, Jr
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780760788646
Subjects: Views on civil rights; Habeas corpus; History; Civil rights; Law and legislation; Legislation
Notes: Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-268) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Actions without Precedent --; title: Missouri and Martial Law --; title: Low Tide for Liberty --; title: Arrests Move South --; title: The Dark Side of the Civil War --; title: Numbers and Definitions --; title: The Revival of International Law --; title: The Irrelevance of the Milligan Decision --; title: The Democratic Opposition --; title: Lincoln and the Constitution.