Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America
Title:
Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America
Author:
ISBN:
9780871407849
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
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.
Summary:
The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight.
