Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America / Brian McGinty.
2015
KF223.H856 M34 2015 (Mapit)
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Author
McGinty, Brian, author.
Title
Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America / Brian McGinty.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Description
259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
A great highway of nature
No other improvement
His peculiar ambition
The first bridge over the first river
A collision of interests
The suit is filed
Preparing the ground
A very serious obstruction
A chorus of protests
The bridge itself on the stand
A virtual triumph
The bridge stands
The great and durable question
History's verdict.
No other improvement
His peculiar ambition
The first bridge over the first river
A collision of interests
The suit is filed
Preparing the ground
A very serious obstruction
A chorus of protests
The bridge itself on the stand
A virtual triumph
The bridge stands
The great and durable question
History's verdict.
Summary
Examines the case of the steamboat Effie Afton, which barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge in May of 1856, and the role of trial lawyer Abraham Lincoln.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF223.H856 M34 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9780871407849 hardback
0871407841 hardback
0871407841 hardback
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