Abraham Lincoln: A Constitutional BiographyThis text looks at the development, impact and legacy of Lincoln's legal and constitutional thought. The author describes how the president managed to keep the USA united and demonstrates Lincoln's continuing and profound influence on modern American society, law, and politics. |
Contents
Prologue | |
The Declaration of Independence An Introduction | 9 |
The Declaration of Independence On Rights and Duties | 29 |
The Northwest Ordinance | 37 |
Slavery and the Federal Convention of 1787 | 49 |
The Common Law and the Organization of Government | 67 |
Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy in America | 79 |
John C Calhoun and Slavery | 111 |
The First Inaugural Address | 175 |
The Fourth of July Message to Congress | 183 |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 195 |
The Gettysburg Address | 227 |
The Second Inaugural Address | 241 |
Abraham Lincolns Legacies | 249 |
Epilogue | 255 |
Notes | 261 |
Southern Illinoiss Abraham Lincoln | 121 |
The Poetry of Abraham Lincoln | 133 |
The House Divided Speech | 147 |
The LincolnDouglas Debates | 155 |
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