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Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches
More than 140 years since his death, the enduring legacy of a great president, an American success story, and the celebrated leader of the Civil War continues. Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches captures the essence of the sixteenth president. In addition to Lincoln's own words, Gordon Leidner includes insights into the man by those who knew him best, from his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, to his greatest political opponent, Stephen A. Douglas. Every quote is sourced in the end notes. Numerous photographs add to the charm and usefulness of the book.
- ASIN: 158182677X
- ASIN: 158182677X
- ISBN: 9781581826777
- Brand: Lincoln, Abraham/ Leidner, Gordon (EDT)
- Manufacturer: Cumberland House
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Lincoln : Speeches and Writings : 1859-1865 (Library of America)
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 wi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0940450631
- ASIN: 0940450631
- ISBN: 0940450631
- Brand: The Library of America
- Manufacturer: Library of America
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Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 (Library of America)
Abraham Lincoln measured the promise—and cost—of American freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose, famous for its native wit, simple dignity of expressions, and peculiarly American flavor. This volume, with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writing 1859–1865, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. over 240 speeches, letters, and drafts take Lincoln from rural law practice to national prominence, and chart his emergence as an eloquent antislavery advocate and defender of the constitution. included are the complete Lincoln-Douglas debates, ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0940450437
- ASIN: 0940450437
- ISBN: 0940450437
- Brand: Library of America
- Manufacturer: Library of America
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Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings: A Library of America Paperback Classic
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 WilsonRanging 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 a... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1598530534
- ASIN: 1598530534
- ISBN: 1598530534
- Brand: Lincoln, Abraham/ Vidal, Gore (INT)
- Manufacturer: Library of America
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The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)
The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a comment — sagacious or humorous — on just about anything that mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on a variety of subjects—from women to warfare. Nearly 400 quotations include such thought-provoking and memorable remarks as:Bad promises are better broken than kept.Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory.Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.Quotations are arranged chronologically within such topics as family an... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0486440974
- UPC: 800759440979
- ASIN: 0486440974
- ISBN: 0486440974
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Lincoln Speeches (Penguin Civic Classics)
The defining rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln – politician, president, and emancipatorPenguin 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 Right... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0143121987
- ASIN: 0143121987
- ISBN: 0143121987
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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Abraham Lincoln: Great Speeches (Dover Thrift Editions)
For someone who claimed he had been educated by "littles" — a little now and a little then — Abraham Lincoln displayed a remarkable facility in his use of the written word. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches, proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of 16 documents.This volume contains, complete and unabridged, the Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois (1838), which emphasized a theme Lincoln was to return to repeatedly, namely, the capacity of a people to govern themselves; the "House Divided" speech... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0486268721
- UPC: 800759268726
- ASIN: 0486268721
- ISBN: 9780486268729
- Brand: Dover Publications Inc.
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings
This volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers, and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces—the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican Convention Speech, the Emancipation Proclamation—but hundreds of lesser-known gems. Alfred Kazin has written that Lincoln was "not just the greatest writer among our Presidents . . . but the most telling and unforgettable of all American 'public' writer-speakers," and it's never been cleaner than in this comprehensive edition.
- ASIN: 0306810751
- ASIN: 0306810751
- ISBN: 0306810751
- Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Abraham Lincoln (The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865)
America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil WarAbraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president―the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himse... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0805083456
- ASIN: 0805083456
- ISBN: 9780805083453
- Brand: Times Books
- Manufacturer: Times Books
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This Fiery Trial: The Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
The most eloquent president in our history, Abraham Lincoln's literary ability was extraordinary. Indeed, he is the one American president whose writings could be considered literature. Now, in This Fiery Trial, William Gienapp has brought together over one hundred pieces by Lincoln, ranging from his first published political statement, printed in the Sangamo Journal in1832, to his final public address, delivered just days before his assassination. Here of course are some of the greatest speeches in American history, including the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address. Other pie... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0195151062
- ASIN: 0195151062
- ISBN: 0195151062
- Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Winner of the Lincoln Prize Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0743270754
- ASIN: 0743270754
- ISBN: 0743270754
- Brand: Simon Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeLincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president. Delivered in New York in February 1860, the Cooper Union speech dispelled doubts about Lincoln's suitability for the presidency and reassured conservatives of his moderation while reaffirming his opposition to slavery to Republican progressives. Award-winning Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer places Lincoln and his speech in the ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0743299647
- ASIN: 0743299647
- ISBN: 0743299647
- Brand: Brand: Simon n Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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American Civil War: A History From Beginning to End (Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Confederacy, Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Gettysburg)
☆☆☆ American Civil War ☆☆☆Beginning with the birth of the nation, slavery divided and caused conflict for the United States of America, worsening during the country’s early decades as the practice became more economically vital. Finally, in 1861, the American Civil War erupted after the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Never acknowledging the South’s right to secede, Lincoln and the North fought the South through four long, bloody, destructive years; much longer than anyone thought the war would last. Inside you will read about...✓ America in the Antebellum Era✓ Seces... [Read More]
- ASIN: B01HBYNPIG
- ASIN: B01HBYNPIG
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The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary WarMost Americans consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C., extol his heroism and martyrdom. But what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false? What if, instead of an American hero who sought to free the slaves, Lincoln were in fact a calculating politician who waged the bloodiest war in american history in order to build an empire that rivaled Great Bri... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0761526463
- ASIN: 0761526463
- ISBN: 0761526463
- Brand: Dilorenzo, Thomas J.
- Manufacturer: Crown Forum
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865: Bicentennial Jacket (Library of America #46)
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 wi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1598530380
- ASIN: 1598530380
- ISBN: 1598530380
- Brand: Brand: Library of America
- Manufacturer: Library of America
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Lincoln at Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President
Winner of the Lincoln Prize Lincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the
- UPC: 25949664
- Rating: 5.0
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Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings : A Library of America Paperback Classic
"The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 and Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1858-1865, volumes #45 and #46 in the Library of America series. They are joined
- UPC: 10976678
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Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865
No man since Washington has become to Americans so familiar or so beloved a figure as Abraham Lincoln. He is to them the representative and typical American, the man who best embodies the political ideals
- UPC: 53205978
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Abraham Lincoln : Great Speeches by Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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Great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln
This is a wonderful collection of Lincoln's most famous speeches in complete and unabridged form. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches, proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of
- UPC: 522961398
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Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865 - eBook
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the country’s most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the “Westerner” who educated himself and became
- UPC: 707023144
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Speeches & Writings of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865
Speeches & Writings of Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings Vol. 2 1859-1865 (LOA #46)
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
- UPC: 25656298
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Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings Vol. 1 1832-1858 (LOA #45)
The President's writings trace his involvement in Illinois politics, his opposition to slavery, and his political debates with Stephen
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Great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln - eBook
This is a wonderful collection of Lincoln's most famous speeches in complete and unabridged form. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches, proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of
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