Opposing Lincoln: Clement L. Vallandigham, Presidential Power, and the Legal Battle Over Dissent in Wartime

by Thomas C Mackey and Thomas C. Mackey

Book Overview

In a time of great national division, a time of threats of resistance and counterthreats of suppression, a controversial president takes drastic measures to rein in his critics, citing national interest, national security, and his obligations as chief executive. If this seems familiar in our current moment of intense political agitation, that is all the more reason to attend to Thomas Mackey's gripping, learned, and eminently readable account of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700630155
• ISBN13: 9780700630158
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"