Lincoln's Last Trial by Emeritus David Fisher

Lincoln's Last Trial by Emeritus David Fisher

Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher's new book, Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.



Instant New York Times bestseller!



A Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln Award



A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Book of 2018



A Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2018



A Mental Floss Best Book of 2018



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"Makes you feel as if you are watching a live camera riveted on a courtroom more than 150 years ago." --Diane Sawyer



The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement--and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign



At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases--including more than twenty-five murder trials--during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him. This was to be his last great case as a lawyer.



What normally would have been a local case took on momentous meaning. Lincoln's debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following, transforming the little-known, self-taught lawyer into a respected politician. He was being urged to make a dark-horse run for the presidency in 1860. Taking this case involved great risk. His reputation was untarnished, but should he lose this trial, should Harrison be convicted of murder, the spotlight now focused so brightly on him might be dimmed. He had won his most recent murder trial with a daring and dramatic maneuver that had become a local legend, but another had ended with his client dangling from the end of a rope.



The case posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln. The murder victim had trained for the law in his office, and Lincoln had been his friend and his mentor. His accused killer, the young man Lincoln would defend, was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter. And to win this trial he would have to form an unholy allegiance with a longtime enemy, a revivalist preacher he had twice run against for political office--and who had bitterly slandered Lincoln as an "infidel...too lacking in faith" to be elected.



Lincoln's Last Trial captures the presidential hopeful's dramatic courtroom confrontations in vivid detail as he fights for his client--but also for his own blossoming political future. It is a moment in history that shines a light on our legal system, as in this case Lincoln fought a legal battle that remains incredibly relevant today.



Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher's latest book, Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense, coming in May 2019.

NBC News and msnbc's Chief Legal Analyst is Dan Abrams. In addition, he contributes to Dateline and Today. Abrams founded the Abrams Media Network, which includes Mediaite.com, Geekosystem.com, Styleite.com, and Sportsgrid.com, in addition to NBC Universal. He's also a co-founder of the website Gossipcop.com. ABRAMS, Dan is the Chief Legal Analyst for NBC News and msnbc.

In addition, he contributes to Dateline and Today. Abrams founded the Abrams Media Network, which includes Mediaite.com, Geekosystem.com, Styleite.com, and Sportsgrid.com, in addition to NBC Universal. He's also a co-founder of the website Gossipcop.com.

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ISBN 13	9781335424693
ISBN 10	1335424695
Title	Lincoln's Last Trial
Author	Emeritus David Fisher
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hanover Square Press
Year published	2018-06-05
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.