Lincoln and the Constitution
By: Brian R. Dirck
Series: Concise Lincoln library
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780809331178; 9780809331185
Subjects: Politics and government; Constitutional history; Views on slavery; Views on the Constitution; Slaves; Emancipation; Political and social views
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lincoln and the Constitution : early years; title: Lincoln, the Constitution, and slavery during the sectional crisis; title: Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence; title: Becoming president, and defending the Union; title: The war, civil liberties, and ex parte merryman; title: Congress and winning the war; title: Lincoln and the radicals; title: The war and African Americans.