Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War

by Mark E. Neely Jr.

Book Overview

The Civil War placed the U.S. Constitution under unprecedented--and, to this day, still unmatched--strain. In Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely examines for the first time in one book the U.S. Constitution and its often overlooked cousin, the Confederate Constitution, and the ways the documents shaped the struggle for national survival.

Previous scholars have examined wartime challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807835188
• ISBN13: 9780807835180
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"