| The Portable Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Edition Contributor(s): Lincoln, Abraham (Author), Delbanco, Andrew (Introduction by), Delbanco, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0143105647 ISBN-13: 9780143105640 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincolnas birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from todayas public rhetoric. Lincolnas writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writeras art. "The Portable Abraham Lincoln" contains the great public speechesathe first debate with Stephen Douglas, the aHouse Dividedaspeech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Addressaalong with less familiar letters and memoranda that chart Lincolnas political career, his evolving stand against slavery, and his day-to-day conduct of the Civil War. This edition includes a revised introduction, updated notes on the text, a chronology of Lincolnas life, and four new selections of his writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008032452 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 7.96" W x 7.8" (0.58 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. The Portable Abraham Lincoln contains the great public speeches - the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the House Divided speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address - along with less familiar letters and memoranda that chart Lincoln's political career, his evolving stand against slavery, and his day-to-day conduct of the Civil War. This edition includes a revised introduction, updated notes on the text, a chronology of Lincoln's life, and four new selections of his writing.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |