Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

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Simon and Schuster, 2007 M11 20 - 324 páginas
The 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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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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James F. Simon is the Martin Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at New York Law School. He is the author of seven previous books on American history, law, and politics. His books have won the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award and twice been named New York Times Notable Books. He lives with his wife in West Nyack, New York.

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