Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America
McGinty, Brian
ISBN 10: 1631491474 ISBN 13: 9781631491474
Published by Liveright, 2015
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In May of 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge, unalterably changing the course of American transportation history. Within a year, long-simmering tensions between powerful steamboat interests and burgeoning railroads exploded, and the nation's attention, absorbed by the Dred Scott case, was riveted by a new civil trial. Dramatically reenacting the Effie Afton case--from its unlikely inception, complete with a young Abraham Lincoln's soaring oratory, to the controversial finale--this "masterful" (Christian Science Monitor) account gives us the previously untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight.
About the Author: Brian McGinty is an attorney and writer who specializes in American history and law. His previous books include Lincoln's Greatest Case, The Body of John Merryman: Abraham Lincoln and the Suspension of Habeas Corpus, and John Brown's Trial. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Title: Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the ...
Publisher: Liveright
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good