Abraham Lincoln
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Despite its short length-fewer than 300 words-Abraham Lincoln's speech is considered one of the greatest in American history. Lincoln delivered the speech during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. Speaking for just over two minutes, Lincoln reminded listeners of the Declaration of Independence's principles of equality. While at first affirming that the American...
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2009], p2008
Language
English
Description
One of the most significant and far-reaching events in U. S. history, the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 sharpened and brought to a head a number of crucial questions concerning slavery, states' rights, the legal status of blacks, and the effects of the Dred Scott decision. The debates were held as part of the campaign for the Illinois senatorial seat, pitting the two-term incumbent, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, against the lesser-known Abraham Lincoln,...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 46
Publisher
Distributed by Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of America volume 45
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The first full-color facsimile edition of Lincoln's private notes, Abraham Lincoln's Diary is a deluxe collection of some of his most revelatory private writings. An essential archive, here presented exactly as Lincoln wrote them on scraps of paper, these "notes to self" appear alongside original, contextualizing essays by New York Times bestselling presidential biographer Ronald C. White. A deeply private man, closed off to even those who worked...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 45, 46
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Including some of the greatest speeches in American history, this collection features over 100 pieces by Abraham Lincoln, ranging from his first political statement to his final public address, delivered just days before his assassination.