Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings 1859-1865

• Date de parution : 01/10/1989
• Editeur : Library Of America
• EAN : 9781598531213
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• Support : Livre numérique

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Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nations understanding of its most terrible conflict. This volume, along with its companion, Abraham Lincoln:... Voir plus

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nations understanding of its most terrible conflict. This volume, along with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 18321858, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings--including the Inaugural and Gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to Mrs. Bixby--record the words and deeds with which Lincoln defended, preserved, and redefined the Union.