Selected speeches and writings

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Records Lincoln's campaigns for public office, the evolution of his stand against slavery, his debates with Stephen Douglas, and the great addresses of his presidency.

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Full title :Selected speeches and writings / Abraham Lincoln ; with an introduction by Gore Vidal.

Summary

Records Lincoln's campaigns for public office, the evolution of his stand against slavery, his debates with Stephen Douglas, and the great addresses of his presidency.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.
Edition:First Library of America paperback Classics edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Library of America
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

Notes

"Don E. Fehrenbacher selected the texts and wrote the notes for this volume"--Page vii

"The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 and Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859 -1865, volumes #45 and #46 in the Library of America series. They are joined in the series by a companion volume, #192s, The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on his Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now."--Page 519

The Physical Object

Description:xxvii, 515, [4] pages ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1598530534, 9781598530537
oclc:ocn318411580
LC Classification:E457.99
Dewey Decimal:973.6/8

Introduction / Gore Vidal -- To the people of Sangamo County, March 9, 1832 -- To the editor of the Sangamo Journal, June 13, 1836 -- To Mary S. Owens, December 13, 1836 -- Protest in the Illinois Legislature on slavery, March 3, 1837 -- To Mary S. Owens, May 7, 1837 -- To Mary S. Owens, August 16, 1837 -- Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838 -- To Mrs. Orville H. Browning, April 1, 1838 -- To William S. Wait, March 2, 1839 -- To Andrew McCormick, c. December 1840-January 1841 -- To John T. Stuart, January 20, 1841 -- To John T. Stuart, January 23, 1841 -- To Mary Speed, September 27, 1841 -- To Joshua F. Speed, c. early January 1842 -- To Joshua F. Speed, February 13, 8142 -- Address to the Washington Temperance Society of Springfield, Illinois, February 22, 1842 -- To Joshua F. Speed, February 23, 1842 -- To Joshua F. Speed, February 25, 1842 -- To Joshua F. Speed, March 27, 1842 -- To Joshua F. Speed, July 4, 1842 -- To Williamson Durley, October 3, 1845 -- To Henry E. Dummer, November 18,1845 -- To Robert Boal, January 7, 1846 -- To Andrew Johnston, April 18, 1846 -- Handbill replying to charges of infidelity, July 31, 1846 -- To Andrew …

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Citations Discours américains États-Unis -- Citations, maximes, etc. … États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement… États-Unis -- Sources. -- Politique et … Illinois Illinois -- Sources. -- Politics and go… Lincoln, Abraham Miscellanées miscellanies Politics and government Presidents Présidents -- Citations. -- États-Unis Presidents -- Quotations. -- United Sta… Quotations quotations (texts) Republican Party (U.S.) Sources Speeches, addresses, etc., American Trivia and miscellanea