The Case of Abraham Lincoln
Subtitle: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President
Contributors: Douglas Brinkley (Foreword)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781403976352
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; c 1800 to c 1900; U.S. President; Law; Biography / Autobiography; USA; Historical - U.S; Legal History; Presidents & Heads of State; Law / Criminal Law; General; United States - 19th Century; 19th century; Adultery; History; Illinois; Poisoning; Springfield; Trials (Murder)
Description: Documents the events surrounding a mid-nineteenth-century Springfield blacksmith's murder trial that would define Abraham Lincoln's legal career, evaluating how the case reflected the beliefs of the time and placed Lincoln in the national spotlight.