[Abridged] Presidential Histories

16.D.) Lincoln the lawyer; an interview with Brian Dirck

May 05, 2021 Kenny Ryan
[Abridged] Presidential Histories
16.D.) Lincoln the lawyer; an interview with Brian Dirck
Show Notes

Abraham Lincoln is the most experienced trial lawyer we've ever elected president, with more than two decades of experience litigating in the courtroom. Join me as I talk to Brian Dirck, a professor of History at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, and author of Lincoln the Lawyer, as we discuss how those decades of practicing the law prepared Lincoln for the legal landmines he had to navigate to win the Civil War and free the slaves.

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