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Abraham Lincoln, the Lawyer-statesman
John Thomas Richards
出版The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State
ISBN18863639439781886363946
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sWMx9Km08-4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Richards, John T. Abraham Lincoln The Lawyer-Statesman. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Frontis. Illustrated. xii, 260 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-20587. ISBN-13: 978-1-886363-94-6. ISBN-10: 1-886363-94-3. Cloth. $65.* An examination that examines Lincoln's role as a lawyer and his approach to the law and judiciary. In so doing the work corrects the myths regarding Lincoln's stand on the South, his position on the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford, and his overall skill as a lawyer and orator. Well illustrated, with one foldout. Also includes a list of cases where Lincoln appeared as counsel in the Illinois Supreme Court.