Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War PowersThe clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation, brings to vivid life the passionate struggle during the worst crisis in the nation's history, the Civil War. The issues that underlaid that crisis -- race, states' rights, and the president's wartime authority -- resonate today in the nation's political debate. |
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Crítica de los usuarios - JBD1 - LibraryThingA double biography of Lincoln and Taney, focusing on their national careers and the battle over slave politics from the 1840s until Taney's death. I suspect there won't be much new here for anyone who ... Leer comentario completo
LINCOLN AND CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers
Crítica de los usuarios - KirkusAn examination of the differences over the Constitution's meaning that separated Abraham Lincoln, most revered president, from Roger Taney, most reviled Chief Justice.Honorable and gentlemanly, deeply ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter Two My Politics Are Short and Sweet | 45 |
Chapter Three The Monstrous Injustice of Slavery | 76 |
Chapter Four Dred Scott | 98 |
Chapter Five The Better Angels of Our Nature | 133 |
Epilogue | 269 |
Acknowledgments | 287 |
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Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War ... James F. Simon Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers Simon & Schuster Lincoln library |
| Autor | James F. Simon |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | Simon and Schuster, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0743250338, 9780743250337 |
| Largo | 336 páginas |
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