A. Lincoln, Prairie LawyerAuthor makes use of the Herndon-Weik Papers, first opened to the public in 1942, and of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection, which was not accessible until 1947, in the biography of Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer. |
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Page 67
... lawyer away ? 3 . Like every lawyer who is active in politics , Lincoln was obliged to handle a number of " political cases , " in which services are rendered without any hope of remuneration . Political office holders , whenever they ...
... lawyer away ? 3 . Like every lawyer who is active in politics , Lincoln was obliged to handle a number of " political cases , " in which services are rendered without any hope of remuneration . Political office holders , whenever they ...
Page 366
... lawyer of towering stature . These were the attributes which , in their total impact , combined to set him off somewhat from his contemporaries , lawyers of distinc- tion though many of them were . No Illinois lawyer of his day could do ...
... lawyer of towering stature . These were the attributes which , in their total impact , combined to set him off somewhat from his contemporaries , lawyers of distinc- tion though many of them were . No Illinois lawyer of his day could do ...
Page 367
... lawyer , perhaps the writer has been too uncritical by modern standards of legal scholarship . Even though he encompassed with great ability just about every aspect of his craft , Lincoln's make - up as a lawyer was not with- out a flaw ...
... lawyer , perhaps the writer has been too uncritical by modern standards of legal scholarship . Even though he encompassed with great ability just about every aspect of his craft , Lincoln's make - up as a lawyer was not with- out a flaw ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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