Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties - Hardcover

Neely Jr., Mark E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195064968 ISBN 13: 9780195064964

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Addresses the controversy concerning President Abraham Lincoln's stand on the constitution and individual rights during the American Civil War. Following a critical re-evaluation of the events, the author concludes that Lincoln's actions were justified.

About this title

Review:

`Neely's book won the prestigious US Pulitzer Prize for History in 1992, mainly for its careful examination of contemporary records andof the widely differing categories of those detailen ... objective, non-partisan study.'Morning Star

`Neely's book, which is the best scholarly examination of this issue ever written, will rehabilitate Lincoln's reputation on civil liberties ... extremely convincing'Paul Finkelman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. CXVI, No. 4 (October 1992)

About the Author:

About the Author: Mark E. Neely is Director of the Lincoln Museum, and is the author of The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia and coauthor of The Lincoln Image, and other books on the Civil War era.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0195064968
• ISBN 13: 9780195064964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 295