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What the law did to and for Abraham Lincoln, and its important impact on his future presidency

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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

Lincoln the Lawyer

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    A Paperback by Brian R. Dirck


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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: 12/12/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780252076145, 978-0252076145
      ISBN10: 0252076141
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What the law did to and for Abraham Lincoln, and its important impact on his future presidency

      Trade Review
      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

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