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A Court That Shaped America : Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman
A Court That Shaped America Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman
Author: Richard Cahan
Big and small dramas play out every day in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Headquartered in Chicago, the court has played a pivotal role in U.S. history. This is where Abraham Lincoln, as a young lawyer, changed the direction of westward expansion when he argued that trains-not steamships-were America's fu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780810119819
ISBN-10: 0810119811
Publication Date: 12/18/2002
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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