Abraham Lincoln Selected Speeches And Writings

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X030562965

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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 Lincoln
Publisher : Hendricks House Incorporated
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : United States
ISBN : UCSC:32106014867961

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Selected Writings and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : History
ISBN : 9785876874764

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Selected writings of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Presidents
ISBN : OCLC:1371517189

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Selected Writings and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,7 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 : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Library of America
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1989-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0940450631

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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings Vol. 2 1859-1865 (LOA #46) by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nation’s understanding of its most terrible conflict. This volume, along with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832–1858, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings—including the Inaugural and Gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to Mrs. Bixby—record the words and deeds with which Lincoln defended, preserved, and redefined the Union. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Author : Abraham Lincoln (pres. EE.UU.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:760366634

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Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln (pres. EE.UU.) Pdf

Author : Michael P. Johnson
Publisher : Bedford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0312558139

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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War by Michael P. Johnson Pdf

This collection offers students the essential Lincoln in a brief and accessible format. From famous documents like the Lincoln-Douglas debates and the second inaugural address to crucial memoranda and letters, it reveals the development of Lincoln's views on all the critical issues of the day.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 55,8 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 1809-1865 Lincoln
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Library of America
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598531213

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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings Vol. 2 1859-1865 (LOA #46) by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nation’s understanding of its most terrible conflict. This volume, along with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832–1858, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings—including the Inaugural and Gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to Mrs. Bixby—record the words and deeds with which Lincoln defended, preserved, and redefined the Union.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : Michael P. Johnson
Publisher : Bedford/St. Martin's
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0312208545

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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War by Michael P. Johnson Pdf

Letting Lincoln's eloquent voice speak for itself, editor Michael Johnson has collected more than 180 of the writings and speeches that illuminate Lincoln’s life and career, from his youth to his entry into Republican politics and through his presidency. Classics like the Kansas-Nebraska speech, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and the Gettysburg Address, along with less familiar writings — poignant letters to individual voters, notes to generals on military strategy, and stirring public speeches — show the development of Lincoln's thought on free labor, slavery, secession, the Civil War, and emancipation. Johnson provides historical context by weaving an engaging narrative around Lincoln’s own words, making this volume the most accessible collection of Lincoln’s writings available. Also included are 14 illustrations, relevant Civil War maps, a Lincoln chronology, reading questions, a bibliography, and an index.