Lincoln Speeches
The defining rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln – politician, president, and emancipator
Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. Whether readers are encountering these classic writings for the first time, or brushing up in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, these slim volumes will serve as a powerful and illuminating resource for scholars, students, and civic-minded citizens.
As president, Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that have all but…
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August 28, 2012Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes. He is best known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation (1863), which declared slaves free, and for preserving the Union during the Civil War. Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
Annotated Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Speeches
Introduction by Allen C. Guelzo; Series Editor Richard Beeman
The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle
Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Stephen Crane, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln on the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The Portable Abraham Lincoln
Edited by Andrew Delbanco
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
Lincoln Speeches
Abraham Lincoln
