Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches
Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches
- ISBN 13:
9780143119708
- ISBN 10:
0143119702
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 04/05/2011
- Publisher: Penguin Group USA
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Summary
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. This well-rounded selection of Abraham Lincoln's finest speeches combines the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, and the inspirational and intellectual to present a historical arc marking periods of the Civil War-crisis, outbreak, escalation, victory, and Reconstruction. Addressing the conflict's multiple aspects-the issue of slavery, state versus federal power, the meaning of the Constitution, civic duty, death, and freedom-this elegant keepsake collection will make a wonderful inspirational gift for professed Lincoln fans, Civil War buffs, and lovers of rhetorical genius.