Description
This fascinating history explores Abraham Lincoln's legal career, investigating the origins of his desire to practice law, his legal education, his partnerships with John Stuart, Stephen Logan, and William Herndon, and the maturation of his far-flung practice in the 1840s and 1850s. Brian Dirck also examines Lincoln's clientele, how he charged his clients, and how he addressed judge and jury, as well as his views on legal ethics and the supposition that he never defended a client he knew to be guilty.
Author: Brian R. Dirck
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 6.26h x 9.03w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780252076145
ISBN10: 0252076141
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Author: Brian R. Dirck
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 6.26h x 9.03w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780252076145
ISBN10: 0252076141
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
About the Author
Brian Dirck is an associate professor of history at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and the author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865.