Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America / Brian McGinty.

Author: McGinty, Brian, author.

Imprint:New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2015]

Description259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Note:A great highway of nature -- No other improvement -- His peculiar ambition -- The first bridge over the first river -- A collision of interests -- The suit is filed -- Preparing the ground -- A very serious obstruction -- A chorus of protests -- The bridge itself on the stand -- A virtual triumph -- The bridge stands -- The great and durable question -- History's verdict.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.

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