Lincoln's Constitution
by Daniel A. Farber
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Author: Daniel A. FarberEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 0226237966
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Reviews of Lincoln's Constitution
Book Review: Complementary readings to Farber's interesting book
Summary: 4 Stars
There are already several good reviews on this book, so I will only suggest reading the following books on the USA in addition to Farber's:
A) On Lincoln and/or the Civil War:
1) "Lincoln: a biography" by Benjamin P. Thomas (a classical biography, written more than half a century ago which has passed the test of time with brilliant qualifications);
2) "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era" by James M. McPherson (nowadays the standard, very readable, one-volume history of US Civil War); and
3) "Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime: From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism" by Geoffrey R. Stone, specially chapter II "The Civil War: Mr. Lincoln's First Amendment" (in fact, all the book is worth-reading);
B) Dealing with constitutional and political ideas:
4) "Constitutional History of the American Revolution" by John Phillip Reid;
5) "America's Constitution: A Biography" by Akhil Reed Amar; and
6) "Liberty's Blueprint: How Madison and Hamilton Wrote The Federalist, Defined the Constitution, and Made Democracy Safe for the World" by Michael Meyerson.
C) Other books chosen with a historically impressionistic approach:
7) "The Death Penalty" by Stuart Banner;
8) "The Churching Of America, 1776-2005: Winners And Losers In Our Religious Economy" by Roger Finke and Rodney Stark; and
9) "American Colonies. The settling of North America" by Alan Taylor.
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