The Broken Constitution

A groundbreaking look at how Abraham Lincoln broke the Constitution in order to remake it for a nation divided. In The Broken Constitution , Noah Feldman presents an innovative account of Abraham Lincoln as a constitutional thinker and doer. Revered for his brilliance, compassion, humor, and commitment to liberty and justice for all, Lincoln led the nation into a bloody civil war to uphold the system of government established by the US Constitution. But how did Lincoln understand and shape the C