Trial Of Abraham Lincoln

Author : Eric Foner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 039308082X

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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner Pdf

“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see Lincoln, a pragmatic politician grounded in principle, deftly navigating the dynamic politics of antislavery, secession, and civil war. Lincoln's greatness emerges from his capacity for moral and political growth.

Author : Dan Abrams,David Fisher
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781488095320

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Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams,David Fisher Pdf

The award-winning, New York Times–bestselling chronicle of the sensational murder trial that would be the capstone of Lincoln’s legal career. In the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old “Peachy” Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. When Harrison’s father hired Abraham Lincoln to defend him, the case took on momentous meaning. Lincoln’s debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had transformed the little-known, self-taught lawyer into a respected politician of national prominence. As Lincoln contemplated a dark-horse run for the presidency in 1860, this case involved great risk. A loss could diminish Lincoln’s untarnished reputation. But the case also posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln. The victim had been his friend and his mentor. The accused killer, whom Lincoln would defend, was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter. And to win this trial he would have to form an unholy allegiance with a longtime enemy, a revivalist preacher he had twice run against for political office. Lincoln’s Last Trial vividly captures Lincoln’s dramatic courtroom confrontations as he fights for his client—but also for his own blossoming political future. It is a moment in history that shines a light on our legal system, our history, and one of our greatest presidents. A Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln Award

Author : John Evangelist Walsh
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250084187

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Moonlight: Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac Trial by John Evangelist Walsh Pdf

On August 29, 1857, in the light of a three-quarter moon, James Metzger was savagely beaten by two assailants in a grove not far from his home. Two days later he died and his assailants, James Norris and William Armstrong, were arrested and charged with his murder. Norris was tried and convicted first. As William "Duff" Armstrong waited for his trial, his own father died. James Armstrong's deathbed wish was that Duff's mother, Hannah, engage the best lawyer possible to defend Duff. The best person Hannah could think of was a friend, a young lawyer from Springfield by the name of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln took the case and with that begins one of the oddest journeys Lincoln took on his trek towards immortality. What really happened? How much did the moon reveal? What did Lincoln really know? Walsh makes a strong case for viewing Honest Abe in a different light in this tale of murder and moonlight. Moonlight is a 2001 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Fact Crime.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433067408686

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The Assassination of President Lincoln by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward SteersJr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813127248

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The Trial by Edward SteersJr. Pdf

On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in what he envisioned part of a scheme to plunge the federal government into chaos and gain a reprieve for the struggling Confederacy. The plan failed. By April 26, Booth was killed resisting capture and eight of the nine conspirators eventually charged in Lincoln's murder were in custody. Their trial would become one of the most famous and most controversial in U.S. history. New president Andrew Johnson's executive order on May 1 directed that persons charged with Lincoln's murder stand trial before a military tribunal. The trial lasted more than fifty days, and 366 witnesses gave testimony. Benn Pitman, a recognized expert in phonography, an early form of shorthand, was awarded the government contract to produce a transcription of each day's testimony. Pitman made these transcripts available to the prosecution and the defense, as well as to select members of the press. Although three versions of the trial testimony were published, Pitman's edited collection was the most accessible. He skillfully winnowed the 4,300 pages of transcription into one volume, collated the testimony by defendant, indexed the testimony by name and date, and added summaries of the testimony. In The Trial, assassination scholars guide readers through all 421 pages of testimony, illuminating Pitman's record. By drawing together the evidence that resulted in the conspirators' convictions, The Trial leaves no doubt as to the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, making this book a fascinating account of the trial as well as an essential resource.

Author : Benn Pitman
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865
ISBN : 9781584776000

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The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators ... by Benn Pitman Pdf

Author : Frederick Hatch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476616995

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The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial and Its Legacy by Frederick Hatch Pdf

The eight people charged with conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln were tried by a military commission under military law. The author contends that this was illegal, since the civilian legal system was fully functioning. The many ways in which the defendants' rights were violated are described, as are the ways in which the trial testimony was either not accurate or not legally obtained. The trial is also compared with other incidents in which the U.S. military was used in police and judicial functions, with questionable results. The book is a warning against unchecked power by the executive branch of the government.

Author : Thomas Mealey Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B61111

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Assassination of Lincoln by Thomas Mealey Harris Pdf

Author : T. M. Harris
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066235444

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Assassination of Lincoln by T. M. Harris Pdf

Assassination of Lincoln is a historical text by Thomas Mealey Harris. It relates to and analyzes the conspiracy issues bordering the assassination of the 16th US president Abraham Lincoln.

Author : Edward Steers
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0813191513

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Blood on the Moon by Edward Steers Pdf

Blood on the Moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the course of American history. Was John Wilkes Booth a crazed loner acting out of revenge, or was he the key player in a wide conspiracy aimed at removing the one man who had crushed the Confederacy's dream of independence? Edward Steers Jr. crafts an intimate, engaging narrative of the events leading to Lincoln's death and the political, judicial, and cultural aftermaths of his assassination.

Author : James L. Swanson,Daniel Weinberg
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061237621

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Lincoln's Assassins by James L. Swanson,Daniel Weinberg Pdf

This definitive illustrated history of Abraham Lincoln's assassination follows the shocking events from the tragic scene at Ford's Theatre to the trial and execution of John Wilkes Booth's coconspirators. Few remember them today, but once the names Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Edman Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlin, and Dr. Samuel Mudd were the most reviled and notorious in America. In Lincoln's Assassins, James L. Swanson and Daniel R. Weinberg present an unprecedented visual record of almost three hundred contemporary photographs, letters, documents, prints, woodcuts, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts, many hitherto unpublished. These rare materials evoke the popular culture of the time, record the origins of the Lincoln myth, take the reader into the courtroom and the cells of the accused, document the beginning of American photojournalism, and memorialize the fates of the eight conspirators.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865
ISBN : YALE:39002013771994

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The Trial of the Assassins and Conspirators at Washington City, D. C., May and June, 1865, for the Murder of President Abraham Lincoln by Anonim Pdf

Trial of David E. Herold, George A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne, Michael O'Laughlin, Edward Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Mary E. Surratt and Samuel A. Mudd, before a military commission at Washington, D.C.

Author : Thomas Mealey Harris
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465582010

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Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy Trial of the Conspirators by a Military Commission and a Review of the Trial of John H. Surratt by Thomas Mealey Harris Pdf

Author : Burrus M. Carnahan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813139449

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Lincoln on Trial by Burrus M. Carnahan Pdf

The acclaimed Lincoln scholar examines the president’s treatment of Southern civilians during the Civil War, shedding new light on his wartime conduct. By twenty-first century standards, President Lincoln's adherence to the laws of war would be considered questionable. But could be condemned as a war criminal based on the accepted standards of his time? Lincoln’s critics, past and present, have not hesitated to make the charge, while his apologists defend his actions as reasonable and humane. In Lincoln on Trial, Burrus M. Carnahan examines Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War as he struggled to balance his own humanity against the demands of his generals. Carnahan specifically scrutinizes Lincoln's conduct toward Southerners in light of the international legal standards of his time as the president wrestled with issues such as bombardment of cities, collateral damage to civilians, seizure and destruction of property, forced relocation, and the slaughter of hostages. Carnahan investigates a wide range of historical materials from accounts of the Dahlgren raid to the voices of Southern civilians who bore the brunt of extensive wartime destruction. Through analysis of both historic and modern standards of behavior in times of war, a sobering yet sympathetic portrait of one of America's most revered presidents emerges.

Author : Thomas J. Reed
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611478280

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Avenging Lincoln’s Death by Thomas J. Reed Pdf

Avenging Lincoln’s Death: The Trial of John Wilkes Booth’s Accomplices is an examination of the 1865 military commission trial of eight alleged accomplices of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin who murdered President Abraham Lincoln. The book analyzes the trial transcript and other relevant evidence relating to the guilt of Booth’s alleged accomplices, as well as a careful application of basic constitutional law principles to the jurisdiction of the military commission and the fundamental fairness of the trial. The author found that the military commission trial was unconstitutional and unfair because Congress never authorized trial by military commission for these eight civilians. President Johnson exceeded the scope of his authority as commander in chief by ordering the accomplices to be tried by military commission. He failed to follow the Habeas Corpus Act of 1863 that required him to turn over the alleged accomplices to civilian authorities for prosecution. The accomplices were convicted on perjured testimony and the Government was allowed to drag in unrelated evidence of Confederate atrocities to poison the minds of the panel of officers.