Title |
The fate of liberty Abraham Lincoln and civil liberties
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Names |
Neely, Mark E.
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Book Number |
DB035528
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize in history. Civil War specialist focuses on one of President Lincoln's most controversial acts--the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. This account is based mainly on the arrest and detention records of civilians and military prisoners. The author concludes that "war and its effect on civil liberties remain a frightening unknown." Pulitzer Prize.
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Narrator |
Butz, Bob.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Pulitzer Prize winner.
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LC Subject |
Civil rights - United States - History - 19th century
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Habeas corpus - United States - History - 19th century
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United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Law and legislation
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Call Number |
973.7092 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
1991
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1991
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. 0195064968
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