Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
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English
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"From his early years as a small-town lawyer through his rise to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln respected the rule of law. Secession and the Civil War, however, led him to expand presidential power in ways that often put him at odds with the Supreme Court and Congress. In this incisive essay collection, recognized scholars from a variety of academic disciplines--including history, political science, legal studies, and journalism--explore Lincoln's...
106) Lincoln on democracy
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English
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On cover: His own words, with essays by America's foremost Civil War historians.
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English
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The President's House is an unforgettable account of the White House from its origins during the nation's beginning to 1952, a continuing story of adapting and altering, yet always keeping close to the original image and purpose of the landmark. Seale carefully documents the ways in which different presidents and their families used and lived in the White House, showing not only the lives of the first families but also scores of characters known and...
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Senate document volume no. 92-82
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English
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Kept up to date by cumulative pocket supplements.