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Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read

Michael Sitver

In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)

Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read

Michael Sitver

In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)

Remember When Theodore Roosevelt Wrote an Infamous Murderer a Letter?

Remember When Theodore Roosevelt Wrote an Infamous Murderer a Letter?

Michael Sitver

I was digging around in the archives at the University of Chicago last month when I came across something peculiar: A letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to one "Master Richard... (Read More)

Remember When Theodore Roosevelt Wrote an Infamous Murderer a Letter?

Michael Sitver

I was digging around in the archives at the University of Chicago last month when I came across something peculiar: A letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to one "Master Richard... (Read More)