The Fate of Liberty

The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties

1991 Book jacket
Author	Mark E. Neely, Jr.
Genre	history
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	1991
Publication place	United States
Pages	304
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for History
ISBN	9780195064964 978-0195080322
OCLC	21117404

The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties is a 1991 book by American historian Mark E. Neely, Jr., published by Oxford University Press. The book examines President Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus and other rights during the American Civil War. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The book was awarded the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for History. ^[6]

See also

• And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle written by Jon Meacham

References

1. Finkelman, Paul; Neely, Mark E. (11 March 1992). "Essay Review: Abraham Lincoln and American Civil Liberties". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 116 (4): 513–517. JSTOR   20092760.
2. Bernstein, Iver; Neely, Mark E. (11 March 1992). "Reviewed work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties, Mark E. Neely, Jr". The American Historical Review. 97 (2): 619–620. doi:10.2307/2165876. JSTOR   2165876.
3. Baxter, Maurice; Neely, Mark E. (11 March 1991). "Reviewed work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties, Mark E. Neely Jr". Indiana Magazine of History. 87 (4): 357–358. JSTOR   27791514.
4. Berwanger, Eugene H.; Neeley, Mark E.; Neely, Mark E. (11 March 1992). "Reviewed work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties, Mark E. Neeley Jr., Mark E. Neely Jr". Presidential Studies Quarterly. 22 (1): 177–178. JSTOR   27550922.
5. Cook, Adrian; Neely, Mark E. (11 March 1991). "Reviewed work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties., Mark E. Neely, Jr". The Journal of American History. 78 (3): 1091–1092. doi:10.2307/2078875. JSTOR   2078875.
6. Streitfeld, David (8 April 1992). "Viet Vet Awarded Pulitzer for Memoir; Lewis Puller, Novelist Jane Smiley Honored". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2025.