| Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America Contributor(s): McGinty, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631491474 ISBN-13: 9781631491474 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Law | Litigation - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice |
| Dewey: 346.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In May of 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge, unalterably changing the course of American transportation history. Within a year, long-simmering tensions between powerful steamboat interests and burgeoning railroads exploded, and the nation's attention, absorbed by the Dred Scott case, was riveted by a new civil trial. Dramatically reenacting the Effie Afton case--from its unlikely inception, complete with a young Abraham Lincoln's soaring oratory, to the controversial finale--this "masterful" (Christian Science Monitor) account gives us the previously untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGinty, Brian: - Brian McGinty is an attorney and writer who specializes in American history and law. His previous books include Lincoln's Greatest Case, The Body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus, and John Brown's Trial. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. |