The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America

by Noah Feldman

Book Overview

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer.

When Abraham Lincoln assumed the presidency in 1861, the United States' constitutional arrangements were not the ones we know today. It was widely believed that the federal government could not use armed force to prevent a state from seceding. It was also assumed that it had no authority over slavery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125085878X
• ISBN13: 9781250858788
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"