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Lincoln the Lawyer

by Brian R. Dirck
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This fascinating history explores Abraham Lincoln's legal career, investigating the origins of his desire to practice law, his legal education, his partnerships with John Stuart, Stephen Logan, and William Herndon, and the maturation of his far-flung practice in the 1840s and 1850s. Brian Dirck also examines Lincoln's clientele, how he charged his clients, and how he addressed judge and jury, as well as his views on legal ethics and the supposition that he never defended a client he knew to be guilty.| Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Great God Almighty" 2. The Brethren 3. Notes 4. The Energy Men 5. The Show 6. Death and the Maidens 7. Storytelling 8. Grease Conclusion Notes Index | Awarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York (2007). — The Civil War Round Table of New York
|Brian Dirck is an associate professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and the author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865.
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Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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  • Release date: January 8, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780252095481
  • Release date: January 8, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780252095481
  • File size: 367 KB
  • Release date: January 8, 2014
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction

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This fascinating history explores Abraham Lincoln's legal career, investigating the origins of his desire to practice law, his legal education, his partnerships with John Stuart, Stephen Logan, and William Herndon, and the maturation of his far-flung practice in the 1840s and 1850s. Brian Dirck also examines Lincoln's clientele, how he charged his clients, and how he addressed judge and jury, as well as his views on legal ethics and the supposition that he never defended a client he knew to be guilty.| Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Great God Almighty" 2. The Brethren 3. Notes 4. The Energy Men 5. The Show 6. Death and the Maidens 7. Storytelling 8. Grease Conclusion Notes Index | Awarded the Barondess/Lincoln Award of The Civil War Round Table of New York (2007). — The Civil War Round Table of New York
|Brian Dirck is an associate professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and the author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865.
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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction