The broken constitution : Lincoln, slavery, and the refounding of America /

The broken constitution : Lincoln, slavery, and the refounding of America / Noah Feldman.

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"An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer. Abraham Lincoln is justly revered for his brilliance, compassion, humor, and rededication of the United States to achieving liberty and justice for all. He led the nation into a bloody civil war to uphold the system of...

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Main Author: Feldman, Noah, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
United States. > Constitution.
United States. > President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). > Emancipation Proclamation.
Constitution (United States)
Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln))
Executive power > United States > History > 19th century.
Federal government > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States.
Executive power.
Federal government.
Political and social views.
Politics and government.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The compromise constitution
  • The breaking constitution
  • The choice of war
  • Political prisoners
  • Emancipation and morals.

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