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| Original Title: | Speeches and Writings 1859–1865 |
| ISBN: | 1598530380 (ISBN13: 9781598530384) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Abraham Lincoln
Hardcover | Pages: 787 pages Rating: 4.43 | 689 Users | 16 Reviews
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| Title | : | Speeches and Writings 1859-1865 |
| Author | : | Abraham Lincoln |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Bicentennial Jacket |
| Pages | : | Pages: 787 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2009 by Library of America (first published October 1st 1989) |
| Categories | : | History. Biography. Politics. Nonfiction. Military History. Civil War |
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With over 100,000 copies in print, here, with a new jacket for Lincoln's bicentennial, is the second volume in The Library of America's acclaimed, comprehensive edition of Lincoln's writings, featuring over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings recording the words and deeds with which he defended, preserved, and redefined the Union. It includes the full texts of the Gettysburg Address and the First and Second Inaugurals, as well as a detailed chronology of Lincoln's life and helpful explanatory notes prepared by the late Lincoln scholar Don E. Fehrenbacher.The companion volume, also available in a bicentennial edition, is Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858.
?The fullest and most reliable collection of Lincoln's writings ever published.?" ?The New Republic"
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Ratings: 4.43 From 689 Users | 16 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books Speeches and Writings 1859-1865
Lincoln is an amazing writer, when he wants to be, as some of his letters and written speeches prove. This & the companion volume are perfect for my needs, as far as being able to sample large parts of Lincoln's writings.The speeches are a tad long, but I love his letters, which are succinct and witty. They don't sound like anything written by a politician.
Leadership And EloquenceThis is the second volume of the Library of America Project devoted to the works of Abraham Lincoln. It covers the period after the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and includes many of the records of the Lincoln Presidency and the Civil War. The standard Lincoln materials are included, of course, such as the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Inaugural Addresses. But there is immeasurably more. We see Lincoln writing to his Generals, Cabinet members, and
Reading his letters is seeing a precise, gentle, slyly humorous, wise mind at work. I love his heart. I'm grateful to Library of America and the team who worked on these books because now I understand why he was great.
Lincoln couldn't write a bad letter. I kept my Ipad handy throughout this book so I could look up people and events I knew a little about but wanted to know more about because of Lincoln's letters (and the skimpy notes). I loved this book.
When You Get Discouraged Read Lincoln!
It's solid for research and primary source work, but there's so many speeches in here that are relatively mundane that it's not much for a source of inspiration or a page turner. Still, great speeches are in this book though.
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