Lincoln, the Law, and Presidential Leadership |
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| Editor:
| Hubbard, Charles M. |
| Contribution by:
| Carnahan, Burrus
Jividen, Jason R.
Medford, Edna Greene
Soodalter, Ron
Steiner, Mark E.
Stowell, Daniel W.
Sweet, Natalie
Williams, Frank J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3454-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.50 |
Book Description:
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This book explores Lincoln's actions as president, identifies his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution, and demonstrates how wartime pressures and problems required Lincoln to confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War.
This book explores Lincoln's actions as president, identifies his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution, and demonstrates how wartime pressures and problems required Lincoln to confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War.