Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln’s Selected Writings includes letters, speeches, eulogies, proposals, debate transcriptions, addresses and more, accompanied by annotations, a preface, a note on the texts and a list of abbreviations. The writings are followed by contemporary responses to Lincoln, representations of him in modern writing and selections from recent studies. "Modern Views" presents interpretations of Lincoln’s life, work and legacy. A chronology, bibliography and index are also included.

This is a masterpiece of eloquence on the principles of liberty and freedom. It is an attractively designed collection bound in genuine bonded leather, with gilt edged pages. Decorative and durable, this puts a classic of American letters in the palm of your hand. On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln eulogised the Confederate and Union dead who had lost their lives in the Battle of Gettysburg only four months earlier. The Gettysburg Address, as it has come to be known, is a masterpiece of eloquence on the principles of liberty and freedom that define the democratic ideals by which America is recognized. The Gettysburg Address and Other Writings collects a dozen speeches, addresses, and documents written by Abraham Lincoln. It includes the final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's famous "House-Divided" Speech, and the full texts of his first and second inaugural addresses. In addition, this volume features an autobiographical Introduction, and a Chronology of Abraham Lincoln's life.

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.