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Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon - Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator, a Janus-faced demigod sculpted in marble. But this is the post-assassination Lincoln. During his lifetime Lincoln elicited very different reactions. The writings and speeches presented in this scholarly edition illuminate Lincoln as a political thinker in the context of his own time and political situation. Opening with a concise yet rich introduction, the texts that follow are complete and carefully edited, with extensive annotation and footnotes to provide a clearer insight into Lincoln the man, the politician and political thinker. His views on race and slavery, on secession and civil war and on the contradiction between the Declaration of Independence and the original Constitution are laid out in Lincoln's own well-crafted words.

Pages: 302

Format: Hardcover

Release: December 13, 2012

ISBN 13: 9780521897280

Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches

Abraham Lincoln

0/5 ( ratings)

Abraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon - Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator, a Janus-faced demigod sculpted in marble. But this is the post-assassination Lincoln. During his lifetime Lincoln elicited very different reactions. The writings and speeches presented in this scholarly edition illuminate Lincoln as a political thinker in the context of his own time and political situation. Opening with a concise yet rich introduction, the texts that follow are complete and carefully edited, with extensive annotation and footnotes to provide a clearer insight into Lincoln the man, the politician and political thinker. His views on race and slavery, on secession and civil war and on the contradiction between the Declaration of Independence and the original Constitution are laid out in Lincoln's own well-crafted words.

Pages: 302

Format: Hardcover

Release: December 13, 2012

ISBN 13: 9780521897280

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