Lincoln the Lawyer by Brian R Dirck

Lincoln the Lawyer by Brian R Dirck

This fascinating history explores Abraham Lincoln's legal career, investigating the origins of his desire to practice law, his legal education, his partnerships with John Stuart, Stephen Logan, and William Herndon, and the maturation of his far-flung practice in the 1840s and 1850s. Brian Dirck also examines Lincoln's clientele, how he charged his clients, and how he addressed judge and jury, as well as his views on legal ethics and the supposition that he never defended a client he knew to be guilty.

Awarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York (2007)

"Dirck is to be commended for giving us something new to think about in this fascinating book about our sixteenth president. . . . A persuasively and tightly argued book."--Fides et historia

"Dirck sheds light on how the original Great Commoner would become one of America's greatest lawyers in the presidential mansion. Readable and insightful, this volume deserves a place on every library shelf."--Journal of American History

Brian Dirck is an associate professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and the author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865.

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ISBN 13	9780252076145
ISBN 10	0252076141
Titel	Lincoln the Lawyer
Autor	Brian R Dirck
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-12-12
Seitenanzahl	248
Preise	Winner of Awarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York (2007). 2007
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