Lincoln and the Court / / Brian McGinty.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: McGinty, Brian,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674040823; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674040823
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Brian McGinty.

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.