Title:
Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America
Author:
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015]
Physical Description:
259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780871407849
Abstract:
Examines the case of the steamboat Effie Afton, which barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge in May of 1856, and the role of trial lawyer Abraham Lincoln.
Contents:
A great highway of nature -- No other improvement -- His peculiar ambition -- The first bridge over the first river -- A collision of interests -- The suit is filed -- Preparing the ground -- A very serious obstruction -- A chorus of protests -- The bridge itself on the stand -- A virtual triumph -- The bridge stands -- The great and durable question -- History's verdict.
Language:
English
