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Lincoln's last trial : the murder case that propelled him to the presidency  Cover Image Book Book

Lincoln's last trial : the murder case that propelled him to the presidency / Dan Abrams and David Fisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781335917850
  • ISBN: 1335917853
  • Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: Young readers' edition
  • Publisher: Toronto, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2018.

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Summary, etc.:
"At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison was accused of murder in Springfield, Illinois. The man hired to save his life was none other than self-taught lawyer Abraham Lincoln. But what would be Lincoln's last case before his presidency posed many personal challenges. The murder victim had been an apprentice in Lincoln's law office. The accused murderer was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter. To win the trial, Lincoln would have to form an unholy allegiance with a longtime enemy, a revivalist preacher he had twice run against for political office. And with the rise of newspapers, the nation was watching the presidential hopeful very, very closely. Based on actual court transcripts that include Lincoln';s own words and adapted from Dan Abrams and David Fisher's New York Times bestseller, Lincoln's Last Trial is both a twisty, turny true crime story and a vivid picture of Abraham Lincoln on the eve of his presidency. This thrilling, never-before-seen look at one of the most beloved figures in US history will captivate both young readers and adults alike."--Amazon.
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Career in law.
Criminal defense lawyers > Illinois > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Trials (Murder) > Illinois > Springfield.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.

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Main Teen 973.7 Ab83L (Text) 31307023893441 Teen Non Fiction Available -

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Lincoln's Last Trial Young Readers' Edition : The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
Lincoln's Last Trial Young Readers' Edition : The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
by Fisher, David; Abrams, Dan
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Author Notes

Lincoln's Last Trial Young Readers' Edition : The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency

Dan Abrams is an American author, entrepreneur, news anchor, born in New York City in 1966. He earned his law degree at Columbia Law School. He is the chief legal affairs anchor of ABC News. At A&E network, he is the host of Live PD. His first book was published in 2011, Man Down: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better Cops, Drivers, Gamblers, Spies, World Leaders, Beer Tasters, Hedge Fund Managers and Just About Everything Else (2011). His second book was published in June 2018, Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency. (Bowker Author Biography)


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