Lincoln's greatest case: the river, the bridge, and the making of America 9780871407849, 9780871407856, 9781631491474, 0871407841, 087140785X, 1631491474
Examines the case of the steamboat Effie Afton, which barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge in May of 1856, a
252 59 4MB
English Pages 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm Year 2016
Table of contents :
A great highway of nature --
No other improvement --
His peculiar ambition --
The first bridge over the first river --
A collision of interests --
The suit is filed --
Preparing the ground --
A very serious obstruction --
A chorus of protests --
The bridge itself on the stand --
A virtual triumph --
The bridge stands --
The great and durable question --
History's verdict.
