Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America

Authors

Robert Gudmestad

ISBN

9780871407849

Price

$26.95

Publisher

Liveright Publishing

Abstract

Lincoln the Lawyer and the Future of American Transportation

On May 6, 1856, the Effie Afton steamed north from Rock Island, Illinois. Another steamboat had started just ahead of the Afton, and the captain of the latter boat decided to show off his vessel’s speed. As the A....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.17.3.21

Recommended Citation

Gudmestad, Robert (2015) "Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 17 : Iss. 3 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.17.3.21
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol17/iss3/20