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 n...

Abraham Lincoln is considered one of the most wrote about people ever to live. Hundreds of people have sought to write about his incredible life. Collected here are 13 classic biographies about Lincoln. A table of contents is included to help easily find each work in the collection"Abraham Lincoln: A History - Volume One" By John G. Nicolay and John Hay"Abraham Lincoln: A History - Volume Two" By John G. Nicolay and John Hay"Abraham Lincoln: An Horatian Ode" By Richard Henry Stoddard"Abraham ...

The complete writings -- thousands of items, with links to all of them. According to Wikipedia: "Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the def...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes:Inaugural addressesFirst Inaugural Address (1861) Second Inaugural Address (1865) State of the Union AddressesFirst State of the Union address (1861) Second State of the Union address (1862) Third State of the Union address (186...

B&R Samizdat Express edition with complete tables of contents and links to every item and every chapter. This file includes all seven volumes of The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, with links to every one of nearly 2000 items. With his speeches, letters, and telegrams it provides a vivid picture of history as lived, without the filter of hindsight. It also includes "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" by Jefferson Davis, in which the President of the Confederate States of America...

Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writingsAbraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. 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 deb...

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 antisl...

The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery.In this acclaimed book, Holzer brings us as close as possible to what Lincoln and Douglas actually said, Using transcripts of Lincoln's speeches as recorded by the pro...

Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.Collection of 14 Works of Abraham Lincoln________________________________________First Inaugural AddressLincoln LettersLincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and LettersLincoln's Second Inaugural AddressState of the UnionThe Emancipation ProclamationThe Life and Public Servi...

A unique collection of the public and private words and thoughts of one of American's greatest presidents.In addition to being one of the most admired and successful politicians in history, Abraham Lincoln was also a gifted writer whose speeches, eulogies, and addresses are both quoted often and easily recognizable all around the world.Arranged chronologically into topics such as family and friends, the law, politics and the presidency, story-telling, religio...

History of American abolitionism; its four great epochs, embracing narratives of the ordinance of 1787, compromise of 1820, annexation of Texas, Mexican war, Wilmot proviso, insurrections of slaves, abolition riots, slave rescues, compromise of 1850, Kansas bill of 1854, John Brown insurrection, 1859, valuable statistics, together with a history of the southern confederacy.

LINCOLN (Vol. 1-7) encapsulates a profound exploration of a pivotal figure in American history through a diversity of literary styles and narrative flights, from eloquent oratory to introspective commentary. This collection, meticulously curated, spans personal correspondence, public speeches, and critical essays, revealing the multifaceted dimensions of Abraham Lincoln's persona and presidency. Highlighting pivotal moments such as the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, ...