Bibliograph

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney, slavery, secession, and the president's war powers, James F. Simon

Type

Label

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney, slavery, secession, and the president's war powers, James F. Simon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-314) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70179400

Responsibility statement

James F. Simon

Sub title

slavery, secession, and the president's war powers

Summary

The clashes between President Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. Legal historian Simon brings to 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.--From publisher description

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