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Lincoln's last trial : the murder case that propelled him to the presidency /

Authors:
Abrams, Dan, Fisher, David,
Other Authors:
Fisher, David, 1946-
Item ID:
71201800200038
Publisher:
Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2018]
ISBN:
9781335424693 (hardcover); 1335424695 (hardcover)
Call Number:
KF368.L52 A27 2018
Physical Description:
287 pages, 26 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Topic:
Criminal defense lawyers -- Illinois -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Trials (Murder) -- Illinois -- Springfield.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Career in law.
Harrison, Quinn (Peachy Quinn) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Crafton, Greek -- Death and burial.
Harrison, Peachy Quinn -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 -- Career in law.
Springfield (Ill.) -- Biography.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289-292]) and index.; The true story of Abraham Lincoln's last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement--and which played out in the nation's newspapers as he began his presidential campaign At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases--including more than twenty-five murder trials--during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him....The case posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln. The murder victim had trained for the law in his office, and Lincoln had been his friend and his mentor. His accused killer, the young man Lincoln would defend, was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter...Lincoln's Last Trial captures the presidential hopeful's dramatic courtroom confrontations in vivid detail as he fights for his client--but also for his own blossoming political future. It is a moment in history that shines a light on our legal system, as in this case Lincoln fought a legal battle that remains incredibly relevant today.--Amazon.com.
OCLC Number:
on1026316621
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets