Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGinty, Brian
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EAUDIO
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2015
Series:Illinois Collection
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