01120cam a2200313 4500 214845510 TxAuBib 20150218120000.0 141205s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014036938 9780871407849 0871407841 DLC eng DLC TxAuBib McGinty, Brian. Lincoln's greatest case : the river, the bridge, and the making of America / Brian McGinty. New York : Liveright Pub. Corp, 2015. 259 pages ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 20150218. Hurd, John steamboat owner. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865. Effie Afton (Steamboat.) Rock Island Railroad Company. Trials Illinois Chicago. Shipwrecks Law and legislation United States. Railroad bridges United States. Liability for railroad accidents United States. Ship accidents.