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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
Book Review: Lincoln’s Code
Lincoln’s Code: The Laws Of War In American History, by John Fabian Witt There are tens of thousands of books about Abraham Lincoln, and while this book is not entirely unique in its interest in the Lieber Code that was … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Fiery Trial
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery, by Eric Foner There are a lot of books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, including a great many I have read (which is only a small percentage of the total), … Continue reading
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Book Review: Lincoln’s Lie
Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, And The White House, by Elizabeth Mitchell Now, this book is somewhat falsely titled. The author, herself a member of that unethical variety of pond scum known as … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Crooked Path To Abolition
The Crooked Path To Abolition: Abraham Lincoln And The Antislavery Constitution, by James Oakes Given how many books there have been written about Abraham Lincoln (in the tens of thousands), this book is a worthy winner of the Lincoln Prize, … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Broken Constitution
The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, And The Refounding Of America, by Noah Feldman When I first began reading this book, I was at least mildly sympathetic to the author’s argument that Lincoln sought to transform the meaning of the American … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, authority, freedom, law, legitimacy
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Book Review: We Have The War Upon Us
We Have The War Upon Us: The Onset Of The Civil War, November 1860-April 1861, by William J. Cooper The beginning of the Civil War is a subject that interests me and enough other people that there have been quite … Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: Lincoln: A Life Of Purpose And Power
Lincoln: A Life Of Purpose And Power, by Richard Carwardine, read by Stefan Rudnicki Abraham Lincoln is an interesting historical figure, especially because of the combination between the high moral tone of his approach as a leader and the shrewdness … Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: Rise To Greatness
Rise To Greatness: Abraham Lincoln And America’s Most Perilous Year, by David Von Drehle The author of this book makes the case that 1862 was the most perilous year in America’s history, and in doing so presents a compelling case … Continue reading
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Audiobook Review: Tried By Fire
Tried By Fire: Abraham Lincoln As Commander In Chief, by James McPherson Given that there are at least a good 14,000 books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, it is nonetheless remarkable that his role as commander and chief … Continue reading
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Lynch Law
In one of his earliest speeches, Abraham Lincoln stood against the lawless tendency of his times to celebrate lynch law. During the first half of the 19th century there was a rising tendency on the part of people throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, death, justice, law
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