Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

James F. Simon

Språken
FörlagSimon & Schuster
ISBN9780743298469

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author of the acclaimed What Kind of Nation -- an account of the battle between President Thom