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Loading... Speeches and Writings: Volume 1: 1832-1858by Abraham Lincoln, Roy P. Basler (Editor), Don Edward Fehrenbacher (Editor)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A good selection of primary source material that illuminates for the reader Lincoln's rhetorical development. Written with 19th century cadences and language, it may try the patience of some modern readers. But close attention pays off with a deeper appreciation of Lincoln's intellectual and oratorical gifts. Few if any contemporary politicians or speech writers measure up to the standard set here. no reviews | add a review
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Spine title: Lincoln : speeches and writings, 1832-1858. On t.p.: Speeches, letters, and miscellaneous writings; the LincolnDouglas debates. No library descriptions found. |
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This volume is a collection of speeches and letters from the 26 years before Lincoln became President, and clearly illuminates the evolution of his thinking as well as showing a core consistency in his philosophy. Highly recommended.
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