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Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. Celebrate the bicentennial of his birth with this expanded new edition of his greatest speeches and writings. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. The Portable Abraham Lincoln contains the great public speeches-the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the 'House Divided' speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address-along with less familiar letters and memoranda that chart Lincoln's political career, his evolving stand against slavery, and his day-to-day conduct of the Civil War. This edition includes a new introduction, a chronology of Lincoln's life, and four new selections of his writing. ' An excellent, thoughtfully presented selection . . . The ironic intelligence and sharp sense of purpose, the wit, lucidity, and emotional force come through with an undiminished and chastening power to make us thinks and feel - Ric Burns, coproducer of PBS's The Civil WaProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780143105640
eBay Product ID (ePID)87236179
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameThe Portable Abraham Lincoln
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitics, History
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorAbraham Lincoln
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height197 mm
Item Weight283 g
Additional Product Features
EditorAndrew Delbanco
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAbraham Lincoln
TopicBooks