Includes index Lincoln's mythical birthright to the law -- The real source of Lincoln's professional aspirations -- The primitive bench and bar of Indiana -- Legal apprenticeship -- Lincoln's first argument and his early attitude toward the law -- Lincoln and law student -- Admission to the bar: the primitive bench and bar of Illinois -- Lincoln's first partnership -- His early cases and competitors -- Lincoln and the menacing clerk -- Early success in the courts -- A notable partnership -- Judge Logan and Lincoln -- Lincoln the head of a law firm -- Lincoln the lawyer in Congress -- Life on the Illinois Circuit -- Judge Davis and Lincoln -- Leader of the bar -- The jury lawyer -- The cross-examiner -- Legal ethics -- Legal reputation -- Law in the debate -- As candidate -- As president -- Appendices: Illinois Supreme Court Memorial -- Lincoln's case against the Illinois Central R.R. -- Lincoln's cases in the Illinois Court of Last Resort Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Oakleaf, J. Lincoln bibliography Lincoln copy: Book, cloth; frontispiece 1 18