The broken constitution : Lincoln, slavery, and the refounding of America
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
40030840203
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-350) and index.
Description
"An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer. Abraham Lincoln is justly revered for his brilliance, compassion, humor, and rededication of the United States to achieving liberty and justice for all. He led the nation into a bloody civil war to uphold the system of government established by the US Constitution--a system he regarded as the "last best hope of mankind." But how did Lincoln understand the Constitution? In this groundbreaking study, Noah Feldman argues that Lincoln deliberately and recurrently violated the United States' founding arrangements. When he came to power, it was widely believed that the federal government could not use armed force to prevent a state from seceding. It was also assumed that basic civil liberties could be suspended in a rebellion by Congress but not by the president, and that the federal government had no authority over slavery in states where it existed. As president, Lincoln broke decisively with all these precedents, and effectively rewrote the Constitution's place in the American system. Before the Civil War, the Constitution was best understood as a compromise pact--a rough and ready deal between states that allowed the Union to form and function. After Lincoln, the Constitution came to be seen as a sacred text--a transcendent statement of the nation's highest ideals. The Broken Constitution is the first book to tell the story of how Lincoln broke the Constitution in order to remake it. To do so, it offers a riveting narrative of his constitutional choices and how he made them--and places Lincoln in the rich context of thinking of the time, from African American abolitionists to Lincoln's Republican rivals and Secessionist ideologues."--,Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
Executive power -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Federal government -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
United States. -- Constitution.
United States. -- President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). -- Emancipation Proclamation.
Federal government -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
United States. -- Constitution.
United States. -- President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). -- Emancipation Proclamation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Feldman, N. (2021). The broken constitution: Lincoln, slavery, and the refounding of America (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Noah, 1970-. 2021. The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Noah, 1970-. The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Feldman, Noah. The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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