Lincoln Speeches

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Lincoln Speeches by Abraham Lincoln, Penguin Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Abraham Lincoln ISBN: 9781101603703
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: August 28, 2012
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Abraham Lincoln
ISBN: 9781101603703
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: August 28, 2012
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

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 disappeared from today's public rhetoric. His words are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. Renowned Lincoln and Civil War scholar Allen C. Guelzo brings together this volume of Lincoln Speeches that span the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, the inspirational and intellectual. The book contains everything from classic speeches that any citizen would recognize—the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided" Speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address—to the less known ones that professed Lincoln fans will come to enjoy and intellectuals and critics praise. These orations show the contours of the civic dilemmas Lincoln, and America itself, encountered: the slavery issue, state v. federal power, citizens and their duty, death and destruction, the coming of freedom, the meaning of the Constitution, and what it means to progress.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 disappeared from today's public rhetoric. His words are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. Renowned Lincoln and Civil War scholar Allen C. Guelzo brings together this volume of Lincoln Speeches that span the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, the inspirational and intellectual. The book contains everything from classic speeches that any citizen would recognize—the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided" Speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address—to the less known ones that professed Lincoln fans will come to enjoy and intellectuals and critics praise. These orations show the contours of the civic dilemmas Lincoln, and America itself, encountered: the slavery issue, state v. federal power, citizens and their duty, death and destruction, the coming of freedom, the meaning of the Constitution, and what it means to progress.

More books from Penguin Publishing Group

Cover of the book Longarm 323 by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Exposing the Real Che Guevara by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Diana Lively is Falling Down by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Back Story by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book The Countess by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Fresh Kills by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Beyond the Waves by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Shadows on the Nile by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Kiss the Dead by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book The Big Jewish Book for Jews by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book How to Look Expensive by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Falling In by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Abraham Lincoln
Cover of the book The Danger by Abraham Lincoln
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy