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What Happens If We Reconsider The Literature Of The Civil War North In Light Of The Transformation Of The Federal State's Power? While Literary Scholarship About The Civil War Has More Generally Focused On The Rise Of Wartime Nationalism, Philip Gould Looks Particularly At How Literary Works Engage The Subjects Of Censorship, Propaganda, And The Reconfigured Meanings Of Loyalty And Treason At A Time Of Political Crisis. During The War The Lincoln Administration Shut Down Opposition Newspapers And Curtailed Free Expression And Civil Liberties Protected By The Us Constitution. Lincoln Also Suspended The Writ Of Habeas Corpus To Deal With Political Dissenters And Try To Control Public Opinion. Early In The War, He Coined The Phrase War Power To Describe The (presumed) Powers To Address This Crisis; His Policies Became Controversial Throughout The Conflict-- Provided By Publisher.