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Lincoln the Lawyer /

This book explains 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, Abraham Lincoln lived most of his adult life as a practicing lawyer. It was as a lawyer that he fed his family, ma...

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Autor principal: Dirck, Brian R., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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