Reviews for The Supreme Court's retreat from Reconstruction

The average rating for The Supreme Court's retreat from Reconstruction based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-12-15 00:00:00 Sue Brady Mark E Neely, Jr. presents the Lincoln administration open and honestly; warts and all. He does this not to attack nor tear down Mr. Lincoln; but supportively. He presents Lincoln as a man of his time in history. Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus is seen as bold move that was neccessary in order to save the Union from enemies within. Lincoln reasoned that he would not let being bound blindly to a point or two of the Constitution cause the demise of the nation. He is likened to the ancient Greeks and Romans who would assume dictatorial powers during the crisis; only to release them to resume liberties after the need was over. When the South called for seccesion; Abraham Lincoln's reply was most probably "not on my watch!" And our author concurs.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-26 00:00:00 Donald Sarian Good historical critique, although it is very critical of Lincoln and his administration, which is fine, but seems to go a bit too far, portraying Lincoln and Seward as bumbling idiots, at least in the beginning. I found the tone a bit off-putting though.