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Lincoln, the law, and presidential leadership

Title: Lincoln, the law, and presidential leadership / edited by Charles M. Hubbard.
Publication: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]

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Additional Authors

Hubbard, Charles M., 1939-

Description

x, 214 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"From his early years as a small-town lawyer through his rise to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln respected the rule of law. Secession and the Civil War, however, led him to expand presidential power in ways that often put him at odds with the Supreme Court and Congress. In this incisive essay collection, recognized scholars from a variety of academic disciplines--including history, political science, legal studies, and journalism--explore Lincoln's actions as president and identify within his decision-making process his commitment to law and order and the principles of the Constitution. In so doing, they demonstrate how wartime pressures and problems required Lincoln to confront the constitutional limitations imposed on the chief executive and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War. Among the topics addressed are civil liberties during wartime; presidential pardons; the loyalty (or treason) of government employees; Lincoln's political ideology and its influence on his approach to citizenship; Lincoln's defense of the Constitution, the Union, and popular government; constitutional restraints on Lincoln as he dealt with slavery and emancipation; and how Lincoln's image has been used in presidential rhetoric. Although varied in their strategies and methodologies, these essays expand our understanding of Lincoln's vision for a united nation grounded in the Constitution. Together, they provide an illuminating examination of the law as Lincoln applied it, the expansion of presidential war powers, and the foundation for the transformation of American society. "--
"The essays in this book focus on Lincoln's views on the rule of law and the Constitution and expose the difficulty and ambiguity associated with the protection of civil rights during the Civil War"--

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biography.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 15-8550

ISBN

9780809334544
0809334542
9780809334551 (canceled/invalid)
0809334550 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015010066

OCLC

YBP 2015010066

Title

Lincoln, the law, and presidential leadership / edited by Charles M. Hubbard.

Publisher

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Hubbard, Charles M., 1939- editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 15-8550

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