Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.
Contents:
Like a cathedral -- At the anvil -- Stranger in the yard -- Something about strychnine -- The old men went out -- Excitement in the city -- An old battered stovepipe hat -- Major's hall -- Summer days -- The march of the what-y'a-call-ems -- Boarding men -- A motive equal to murder -- The best hope of the nation.
Summary:
Documents the events surrounding a mid-nineteenth-century Springfield blacksmith's murder trial that would define Abraham Lincoln's legal career, evaluating how the case reflected the beliefs of the time and placed Lincoln in the national spotlight.
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