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The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties

The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties Paperback / softback - 1992

by Mark E. Neely

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If Lincoln was known as the Great Emancipator, he was also the only president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Indeed, Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights has fueled a century of debate, and he has even been viewed as a dictator. Now, the Director of the Lincoln Museum wades into this controversy to set the record straight in this Pulitzer Prize-winning work.

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Paperback / softback. New. If Lincoln was known as the Great Emancipator, he was also the only president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Indeed, Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights has fueled a century of debate, and he has even been viewed as a dictator. Now, the Director of the Lincoln Museum wades into this controversy to set the record straight in this Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
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  • Title The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
  • Author Mark E. Neely
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 1992-08-20
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780195080322
  • ISBN 9780195080322 / 0195080327
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 0.74 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 1.88 cm)
  • Reading level 1510
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90031907
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.7

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As president-elect, Abraham Lincoln faced the secession of several states from the Union he was soon supposed to govern.

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About the author

Mark E. Neely is McCabe-Greer Professor of the History of the Civil War Era at Penn State University.