THE CASE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A Story of Adultery, Murder and the
Making of a Great President
A Story of Adultery, Murder and the
Making of a Great President
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THE CASE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN strips away the legend,
the marble and mantle of greatness to follow Lincoln through
six months in his career as a lawyer and politician.
In Springfield in 1856, Lincoln was regarded as nothing more
than "a good lawyer and a fair speaker," as one of his friends
put it, "None of us thought about him one way or the other."
That would change by the end of the year.
The story of Lincoln's dogged rise to the head of the new
Republican Party in Illinois is set against the backdrop of one
of the most important cases on which he ever worked. When a
successful blacksmith was poisoned and then beaten to death
in his own backyard, his wife and nephew were charged with
murder and adultery. At a crucial juncture, Lincoln joined their
defense.
THE CASE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN walks with the future
president, in his own element and in a remarkable year for him
as a lawyer, father, husband, and politician.
the marble and mantle of greatness to follow Lincoln through
six months in his career as a lawyer and politician.
In Springfield in 1856, Lincoln was regarded as nothing more
than "a good lawyer and a fair speaker," as one of his friends
put it, "None of us thought about him one way or the other."
That would change by the end of the year.
The story of Lincoln's dogged rise to the head of the new
Republican Party in Illinois is set against the backdrop of one
of the most important cases on which he ever worked. When a
successful blacksmith was poisoned and then beaten to death
in his own backyard, his wife and nephew were charged with
murder and adultery. At a crucial juncture, Lincoln joined their
defense.
THE CASE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN walks with the future
president, in his own element and in a remarkable year for him
as a lawyer, father, husband, and politician.
- Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer
- Lincoln and the Republican Party
- Lincoln and the Republican Party
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