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The broken constitution : Lincoln, slavery, and the refounding of America / Noah Feldman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feldman, Noah, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Political and social views.
- United States. Constitution.
- United States.
- United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
- Constitution (United States).
- Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)).
- Executive power--United States--History--19th century.
- Executive power.
- Federal government--United States--History--19th century.
- Federal government.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation.
- Slavery--Law and legislation.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
- Summary:
- "An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Compromise Constitution
- 2. The Breaking Constitution
- 3. The Choice of War
- 4. Political Prisoners
- 5. Emancipation and Morals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-350) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780374116644
- 0374116644
- OCLC:
- 1227085912
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