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Lincoln Apostate : The Matson Slave Case /
In 1847, Abraham Lincoln represented a Kentucky slave owner named Robert Matson in his attempt to recover a runaway slave woman and her four children. His involvement in the case has challenged most followers of the 'Great Emancipator'. In many assessments, the case inspires rationalisatio...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a McKirdy, Charles Robert, |d 1943- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Lincoln Apostate : |b The Matson Slave Case / |c Charles R. McKirdy. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a A dark canvas -- The initial hearing -- The lawyers Lincoln -- The lawyers Ficklin, Constable, and Linder -- The law -- The trial -- The coils of friendship. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a In 1847, Abraham Lincoln represented a Kentucky slave owner named Robert Matson in his attempt to recover a runaway slave woman and her four children. His involvement in the case has challenged most followers of the 'Great Emancipator'. In many assessments, the case inspires rationalisations and distortions; in others, avoidance and denial. This book digs behind the myths and evasions to determine why Lincoln chose to advocate property rights grounded in a system that he claimed to abhor, and pursue the continued enslavement of five of its most vulnerable and sympathetic victims. | |
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| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Matson, Robert, |d 1796-1859. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01927261 |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Lincoln, Abraham, |d 1809-1865. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00030184 |
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| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Matson, Robert, |d 1796-1859 |x Trials, litigation, etc. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Bryant, Jane |x Trials, litigation, etc. |
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| 650 | 7 | |a Habeas corpus. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00950021 | |
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