Abraham Lincoln

This week we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our 16^th President and one of 25 Presidents who were also lawyers. Lincoln handled more than 5,000 cases during his 25 year legal career. He was an effective trial advocate who had the ability to convey his arguments in homespun language that jurors understood and a skilled appellate lawyer who had one of the largest caseloads before the Illinois Supreme Court. If you want to learn more about Lincoln’s legal career, check out the following titles from the library’s collection:

• The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition

• A. Lincoln, Esquire: Shrewd, Sophisticated Litigator in His Time

• A. Lincoln: Prairie Lawyer

• Young Mr. Lincoln (1939 film starring Henry Fonda)

or the following web sites:

• Lincoln Law Career Photo Tour

• The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: A Narrative Overview

• The Trailor Murder Mystery

J. Fusaris