Jonathan W. White, Lincoln on Law, Leadership, and Life (Cumberland House, 2015)
Jonathan W. White, an associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University, is the author of Lincoln on Law, Leadership, and Life (Cumberland House, 2015).\xa0In this work White reveals the moral character of Abraham Lincoln through his law practice.\xa0 Lincoln was a lawyer on the American frontier in Illinois, representing clients ranging from individuals in divorces and railroads in contract disputes.\xa0 Throughout his career he rendered advice, not only to clients but to prospective young lawyers and friends.\xa0 Lincoln\u2019s experience as a lawyer is both revealing about the norms of law practice in the antebellum period and about the formation of Lincoln\u2019s approach to law and governance, which would influence his behavior as President during the Civil War.\xa0 White has an eye for entertaining and revealing anecdotes.\xa0 In revealing how Lincoln practiced law White helps uncover Lincoln as a person, beyond the reverential historical figure we all know from America\u2019s Civil War.\n\n\n\nIan J. Drake is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Law at Montclair State University. His scholarly interests include American legal and constitutional history and political theory.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law