| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 171 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A dark canvas -- The initial hearing -- The lawyers Lincoln -- The lawyers Ficklin, Constable, and Linder -- The law -- The trial -- The coils of friendship. |
| Summary |
In 1847, Abraham Lincoln represented a Kentucky slave owner named Robert Matson in his attempt to recover a runaway slave woman and her four children. His involvement in the case has challenged most followers of the 'Great Emancipator'. In many assessments, the case inspires rationalisations and distortions; in others, avoidance and denial. This book digs behind the myths and evasions to determine why Lincoln chose to advocate property rights grounded in a system that he claimed to abhor, and pursue the continued enslavement of five of its most vulnerable and sympathetic victims. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bryant, Jane -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Matson, Robert, 1796-1859 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Career in law.
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Bryant, Jane |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
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Matson, Robert, 1796-1859 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJccfftqwrFRYQXmF3RxjC |
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Slavery -- Illinois -- Coles County -- Legal status of slaves in free states -- Cases.
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Habeas corpus -- Illinois -- Coles County -- Cases.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. |
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Habeas corpus |
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Law |
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Slavery -- Legal status of enslaved persons in free states |
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Illinois -- Coles County https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJymxTjK3KrtFdXQxbqfbd |
| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McKirdy, Charles Robert, 1943- Lincoln apostate. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011 9781604739855 (DLC) 2010038782 (OCoLC)664519635 |
| ISBN |
9781604739879 (electronic bk.) |
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1604739878 (electronic bk.) |
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1283069695 |
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9781283069694 |
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9786613069696 |
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6613069698 |
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9781604739855 |
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1604739851 |
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