Lincoln scholars explore the president’s law career in this informative volume, examining his legal writings on matters from ethics to the Constitution. As ou

What the law did to and for Abraham Lincoln, and its important impact on his future presidency Despite historians' focus on the man as president and politician,

A biography of Abraham Lincoln emphasizing his roles of lawyer, president, and legend.

The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. In May of 1856, the steamboat E

Editor Michael Burlingame sifted through the the ten-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A History and selected only the personal observations of the secretaries