Each book features a detailed chronology of the authors life and career, and essay on the choice of the text, and notes. A concise collection of lincolns well known speeches. He never joined any church, and was a skeptic as a young man and sometimes ridiculed revivalists. He was elected to the illinois house of representatives in 1834. That if any one man, choose to enslave another, no third man shall be allowed to object. Buy a cheap copy of speeches and writings 18591865 book by abraham lincoln. From humble beginnings as a selftaught prairie lawyer, beloved u. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Quotes, quips, and speeches captures the essence of the sixteenth president. This book is a great entry point to explore how his insight and language, both just and poetic, has defined democracy and set a standard for presidents until this day. Abraham lincoln gave hundreds of speeches in his lifetime. Regarding lincoln and paradise lost, a biography of lincoln published in 1901 by a medical doctor and methodist preacher, robert h. The book is a withdrawn library book and so marked. Life public services abraham lincoln, first edition abebooks.
Abraham lincoln was born in a log cabin in kentucky in 1809 and was largely selfeducated. Buy abraham lincolns speeches by abraham lincoln online at alibris. Speeches and addresses of abraham lincoln by abraham lincoln. President abraham lincoln rose to national leadership over a divided nation during the american civil war and kept the country together thanks in part to his unparalleled leadership capabilities. The lincolndouglas debates also known as the great debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between abraham lincoln, the republican party candidate for the united states senate from illinois, and incumbent senator stephen douglas, the democratic party candidate. For about five years lincoln took little part in politics, and then a new sectional crisis gave him a chance to reemerge and rise to statesmanship. What abraham lincoln readan evaluative and annotated list. And during his years in office, classic speeches, especially the gettysburg address and lincoln s second inaugural address, helped to establish him as one of the greatest american presidents. Lyceum address, 1838 an early speech which reveals lincolns attitude toward government. Hailed by alfred kazin as a momentous and thrilling addition to any private library, these two library of america volumes collect all of lincolns. An invaluable reference for history students, this important volume will also fascinate admirers of abraham lincoln, americana enthusiasts, civil war buffs and any lover of the finely crafted phrase. Interviews gabor boritt michael burlingame don davenport allen guelzo discussion allen guelzo.
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Combined, these speeches demonstrate the depth and sophistication of lincolns thoughts on. Six of the top recent books on abraham lincoln american. This volume, along with its companion, abraham lincoln. Guelzo brings together this volume of lincoln speeches that span the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, the inspirational and intellectual. Selected speeches and writings 9781598530537 by abraham lincoln. Noted speeches of abraham lincoln audiobook abraham lincoln 1809 1865 and lillian marie briggs a few of lincolns most famous. Speeches and writings 18321858, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Lincoln attended protestant church services with his wife and. Abraham lincoln in a portrait by matthew brady, taken in december 1861. The speeches of abraham lincoln is an anthology of twenty memorable speeches and two famous letters from the life of abraham lincoln. The most comprehensive selection of lincolns speeches, public writings, and private letters ever published. This sale is for an 1865 hardcover book titled the life and public services of abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln displayed a remarkable facility in his use of the written word.
He frequently referred to god and had a deep knowledge of the bible, often quoting it. Lincoln measured the promiseand costof american freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose. The defining rhetoric of abraham lincoln politician, president, and emancipator. Speeches and writings of abraham lincoln audiobook by. Speeches and writings 1832 1858 and abraham lincoln. Lincoln grew up in a highly religious baptist family. Cover separated from book, pages aging, cover worn and bumped, tiny book. Baltimore, md johns hopkins university press, 2005. Documents housed on other web sites are noted as such. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. New notes place the speeches and other documents in their respective historical contexts.
Delegates and deliberations in politics and war, 18611865 by semmes, ryan p. Speeches and writings 18591865 book by abraham lincoln. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writingsincluding the inaugural and gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to mrs. Abraham lincolns speeches by abraham lincoln alibris. Introductions to individual documents are by abraham lincoln online. As his family moved to indiana and then illinois, he worked as a hired hand, clerk, and surveyor until, in his twenties, he began to study law. Noted speeches of abraham lincoln full audiobook youtube. The source of this small sample of speeches is the collected works of abraham lincoln, edited by roy p. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches, proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of 16 documents. Great speeches includes the house divided speech of 1858, the first inaugural address of 1861, the gettysburg address of 1863, his last public address of 1865, and many more.
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Until the 17th constitutional amendment of 19, senators were elected by state legislatures, so lincoln and douglas were. In 2008 and into the first months of 2009, many notable books on our 16th president have appeared, but some exceptional ones stand above the rest. Browne, claimed that lincoln while a boy in indiana obtained and read miltons paradise lost abraham lincoln and the men of his time, 2 vols. The history of the countrys most turbulent time is brought to us in the stirring words of our sixteenth president. Lincolns speeches reconsidered, by john channing briggs. Looking at the flow of books about individual speeches by lincoln calls to mind the title of a wallace stevens poem, thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird. W hen abraham lincoln rose to address the 15,000 people gathered to witness the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery at gettysburg, pennsylvania, on 19. Abraham lincoln abraham lincoln the road to presidency. Abraham lincoln a rare first edition of abraham lincoln and service of vice president hannibal hamlin. The better to spread abraham lincolns words to a people thirsting for moral clarity after 911.
The religious views of abraham lincoln are a matter of interest among scholars and the public. Abraham lincoln was undeniably one of the most influential politicians in american history. Perfect for primary research, this book of lincolns speeches and writings spans his life, from his campaigns for office to the evolution of his antislavery stance to the speeches made towards the end of his presidency. Lincoln speeches lincoln home national historic site u.
Douglas maneuvered through congress a bill for reopening the entire louisiana purchase to slavery and allowing the settlers of kansas and nebraska. Lincoln speeches by abraham lincoln, paperback barnes. Abraham lincolns ability to write and deliver great speeches made him a rising star in national politics and propelled him to the white house. Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, andabove allessential reads from american political history, selected by leading scholars. This precivil war book covers speeches of lincoln, his early life, congressional activities, lincoln s views and remarks on slavery, douglas s rebellion against lincoln s views lincolndouglas debate, and resolutions on the mexican war. In this collection of letters, speeches, and other writings by lincoln, listeners can gain a uniquely intimate perspective on the 16th president of the united states. A relationship in language, politics, and memory by david w.