Abraham Lincoln S Speeches

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141956633

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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Author : John Channing Briggs
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421437460

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Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered by John Channing Briggs Pdf

Originally published in 2005. Throughout the fractious years of the mid-nineteenth century, Abraham Lincoln's speeches imparted reason and guidance to a troubled nation. Lincoln's words were never universally praised. But they resonated with fellow legislators and the public, especially when he spoke on such volatile subjects as mob rule, temperance, the Mexican War, slavery and its expansion, and the justice of a war for freedom and union. In this close examination, John Channing Briggs reveals how the process of studying, writing, and delivering speeches helped Lincoln develop the ideas with which he would so profoundly change history. Briggs follows Lincoln's thought process through a careful chronological reading of his oratory, ranging from Lincoln's 1838 speech to the Springfield Lyceum to his second inaugural address. Recalling David Herbert Donald's celebrated revisionist essays (Lincoln Reconsidered, 1947), Briggs's study provides students of Lincoln with new insight into his words, intentions, and image.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
ISBN : PRNC:32101067879047

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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101603703

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Lincoln Speeches by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

The defining rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln – politician, president, and emancipator Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens. As president, Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that have all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. His words are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. Renowned Lincoln and Civil War scholar Allen C. Guelzo brings together this volume of Lincoln Speeches that span the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, the inspirational and intellectual. The book contains everything from classic speeches that any citizen would recognize—the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided" Speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address—to the less known ones that professed Lincoln fans will come to enjoy and intellectuals and critics praise. These orations show the contours of the civic dilemmas Lincoln, and America itself, encountered: the slavery issue, state v. federal power, citizens and their duty, death and destruction, the coming of freedom, the meaning of the Constitution, and what it means to progress.

Author : Diana Schaub
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781250763464

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His Greatest Speeches by Diana Schaub Pdf

An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character. Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through three speeches: the Lyceum Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The latter two are well-known, enshrined forever on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The former is much less familiar to most, written a quarter century before his presidency, when he was a 28 year-old Illinois state legislator. In His Greatest Speeches, Professor Diana Schaub offers a brilliant line-by-line analysis of these timeless works, placing them in historical context and explaining the brilliance behind their rhetoric. The result is a complete vision of Lincoln’s worldview that is sure to fascinate and inspire general readers and history buffs alike. This book is a wholly original resource for considering the difficult questions of American purpose and identity, questions that are no less contentious or essential today than they were over two hundred years ago.

Author : Ronald C. White
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743299626

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Lincoln's Greatest Speech by Ronald C. White Pdf

In the tradition of Wills's "Lincoln at Gettysburg, Lincoln's Greatest Speech" combines impeccable scholarship and lively, engaging writing to reveal the full meaning of one of the greatest speeches in the nation's history.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598531336

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Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Alone among American Presidents, it is possible to imagine Lincoln, grown up in a different milieu, becoming a distinguished writer of a not merely political kind. --Edmund Wilson Ranging from finely honed legal argument to wry and some sometimes savage humor to private correspondence and political rhetoric of unsurpassed grandeur, the writings collected in this volume are at once a literary testament of the greatest writer ever to occupy the White House and a documentary history of America in Abraham Lincoln?s time. They record Lincoln?s campaigns for public office; the evolution of his stand against slavery; his electrifying debates with Stephen Douglas; his conduct of the Civil War; and the great public utterances of his presidency, including the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. Library of America Paperback Classics feature authoritative texts drawn from the acclaimed Library of America series and introduced by today?s most distinguished scholars and writers. Each book features a detailed chronology of the author?s life and career, and essay on the choice of the text, and notes. The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832- 1858 and Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, volumes number 45 and 46 in the Library of America series. They are joined in the series by a companion volume, number 192s, The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on his Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now.

Author : Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013407008

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Speeches of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X000769485

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Abraham Lincoln's Stories and Speeches by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : John Stauffer
Publisher : Twelve
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780446543002

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Giants by John Stauffer Pdf

Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were the preeminent self-made men of their time. In this masterful dual biography, award-winning Harvard University scholar John Stauffer describes the transformations in the lives of these two giants during a major shift in cultural history, when men rejected the status quo and embraced new ideals of personal liberty. As Douglass and Lincoln reinvented themselves and ultimately became friends, they transformed America. Lincoln was born dirt poor, had less than one year of formal schooling, and became the nation's greatest president. Douglass spent the first twenty years of his life as a slave, had no formal schooling-in fact, his masters forbade him to read or write-and became one of the nation's greatest writers and activists, as well as a spellbinding orator and messenger of audacious hope, the pioneer who blazed the path traveled by future African-American leaders. At a time when most whites would not let a black man cross their threshold, Lincoln invited Douglass into the White House. Lincoln recognized that he needed Douglass to help him destroy the Confederacy and preserve the Union; Douglass realized that Lincoln's shrewd sense of public opinion would serve his own goal of freeing the nation's blacks. Their relationship shifted in response to the country's debate over slavery, abolition, and emancipation. Both were ambitious men. They had great faith in the moral and technological progress of their nation. And they were not always consistent in their views. John Stauffer describes their personal and political struggles with a keen understanding of the dilemmas Douglass and Lincoln confronted and the social context in which they occurred. What emerges is a brilliant portrait of how two of America's greatest leaders lived.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789356844100

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Great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln is a compilation of several speeches by Abraham Lincoln. Some of these speeches are famous; the Gettysburg Address and House Divided speech are famous Lincoln speeches of particular note. Some of them were delivered during the American Civil War; the First Inaugural Address and Last Public Address, among others. And some of them speak of freedom and Lincoln's views on American's original sin, slavery; the Peoria Speech and Cooper Union Address draw heavy influence from these areas. In one of his most famous speeches, he said: "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe the government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." He predicted that the country eventually would become "all one thing, or all the other." Again and again he insisted that the civil liberties of every U.S. citizen, white as well as Black, were at stake. The territories must be kept free, he further said, because "new free states" were "places for poor people to go and better their condition."

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Slavery
ISBN : WISC:89062223516

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Abraham Lincoln's Lost Speech, May 29, 1856 by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : Gabor Boritt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743288217

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The Gettysburg Gospel by Gabor Boritt Pdf

Describes the events surrounding Abraham Lincoln's historic speech following the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, how he responded to the politics of the time, and the importance of that speech.

Author : Edward L. Widmer,Ted Widmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015069115429

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American Speeches Vol. 1 (LOA #166) by Edward L. Widmer,Ted Widmer Pdf

A historian and former presidential speechwriter presents an unprecedented two-volume collection of the greatest speeches in American history.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015059502552

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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches by Abraham Lincoln Pdf