
The Fate of Liberty
Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
Neely(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 14. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-508032-2 (ISBN)
Description
There has been considerable controversy over the last century about Abraham Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights during the Civil War. Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus during the war - the only time this basic political right has ever been suspended in American history. Neely first examines the whole range of Lincoln's constitutional policies and, in particular, shows who was convicted and jailed for what crimes during the war. He puts this whole discussion into the political context of the time. The result is a mixed record but one that basically reflects well on Lincoln.
Reviews / Votes
`Neely's book won the prestigious US Pulitzer Prize for History in 1992, mainly for its careful examination of contemporary records andof the widely differing categories of those detailen ... objective, non-partisan study.'Morning Star `Neely's book, which is the best scholarly examination of this issue ever written, will rehabilitate Lincoln's reputation on civil liberties ... extremely convincing'
Paul Finkelman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, The Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. CXVI, No. 4 (October 1992)
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508032-2 (9780195080322)
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08/1992
OUP eBook
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E-Book
01/1991
1st Edition
Oxford University Press, USA
€42.39
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Person
Mark E. Neely is McCabe-Greer Professor of the History of the Civil War Era at Penn State University.