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Abraham Lincoln, Esq., the legal career of America's greatest president, edited by Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams

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Abraham Lincoln, Esq., the legal career of America's greatest president, edited by Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Abraham Lincoln, Esq.

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bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

703155213

Responsibility statement

edited by Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams

Sub title

the legal career of America's greatest president

Summary

As our nation's most beloved and recognizable president, Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation and for guiding our country through the Civil War. But before he took the oath of office, Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years in the Illinois courts. Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America's Greatest President examines Lincoln's law practice and the effect it had on his presidency and the country

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Evaluating Lincoln's career. Reassessing Lincoln's legal career / Harold Holzer -- Lincoln's lessons for lawyers / Frank J. Williams -- Does lawyer Lincoln matter? / Mark E. Steiner -- A. Lincoln, respectable "prairie lawyer" / Brian Dirck -- pt. 2. The Illinois years. A. Lincoln, debtor-creditor lawyer / Roger Billings -- The power of Lincoln's legal words / John A. Lupton -- Competence, diligence, and getting paid : Lincoln's lessons for today's ethical lawyer / William T. Ellis and Billie J. Ellis Jr. -- Lincoln's legal ethics : the client correspondence / Roger Billings -- Lincoln and the Kentuckians : placing Lincoln in context with lawyers and clients from his native state / Christopher A. Schnell -- pt. 3. The Washington years. Abraham Lincoln as practical constitutional lawyer / Mackubin Thomas Owens -- President Lincoln : the international lawyer / William D. Pederson

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Abraham Lincoln, Esquire

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