{"product_id":"abraham-lincoln-esq-roger-billings-9780813126081","title":"Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America's Greatest President","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs our nation's most beloved and recognizable president, Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Emancipation Proclamation and for guiding our country through the Civil War. But before he took the oath of office, Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years in the Illinois courts. \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America's Greatest President\u003c\/i\u003e examines Lincoln's law practice and the effect it had on his presidency and the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors Roger Billings and Frank J. Williams, along with a notable list of contributors, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexamine Lincoln's career as a general-practice attorney, looking both at his work in Illinois and at the time he spent in Washington. Each chapter offers an expansive look at Lincoln's legal mind and covers diverse topics such as Lincoln's legal writing, ethics, the Constitution, and international law. Abraham Lincoln, Esq. emphasizes this often overlooked period in Lincoln's career and sheds light on Lincoln's life before he became our sixteenth president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Billings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813126088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813126081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.36w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 68","brand":"Roger Billings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013797785855,"sku":"9780813126081","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ed60e20-bebc-42a7-976c-289ce9d9a69d.jpg?v=1767744837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abraham-lincoln-esq-roger-billings-9780813126081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}