The Essential Lincoln
Speeches and Correspondence
Burton, Orville Vernon (EDT)
Franklin, John Hope (FRW)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Eloquent, humble, and shrewd, Abraham Lincoln was one of Americas greatest presidents, and The Essential Lincoln brings together his most defining speeches, public and private correspondence, and personal notations in one slim, handsome volume. Lincoln historian Orville Vernon Burton has culled the thousands of pages of the complete works of Lincoln for the most compelling and revealing pieces. Many are presented unabridged, including Lincolns speech at Cooper Union in February 1860; his August 1862 letter to Horace Greeley; the Gettysburg Address; and his second inaugural address. Others have been skillfully edited down to reveal the essence of Lincolns beliefs and aspirations, including two of his decisive debates with Stephen A. Douglas, the Emancipation Proclamation, and his first inaugural address. From his earliest writings as a loquacious twenty-three-year-old in New Salem to his last public address from the White House balcony, these original documents give life to Lincolns deeply rooted beliefs: his unflagging dedication to a united America, his reverence for the rule of law, his feelings on slavery and each human beings inalienable natural rights, his boundless commitment to mankinds innate intelligence and morality. What emerges is a portrait of a stunning American and a compelling historical icon, one who represents the highest ideals we have for our country and for ourselves. This collection is quite simply The Essential Lincoln.
AUTHOR BIO
Orville Vernon Burton is the author, most recently, of The Age of Lincoln. He lives in Ninety Six, South Carolina.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Introduction 1. To the People of Sangamo County: March 9, 18322. Lyceum Speech at Springfield, Illinois: January 27, 18383. Handbill to the Voters of the Seventh Congressional District: July 31, 18464. Speech at Peoria, Illinois, on the Kansas-Nebraska Act: October 16, 18545. Letter to Joshua Speed, Spring?eld, Illinois: August 24, 18556. Notes for a Law Lecture: Undated fragment, probably 18597. A House Divided Speech at Spring?eld, Illinois: June 16, 18588. Speech at Chicago, Illinois: July 10, 18589. Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Autumn 185810. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others: April 6, 185911. Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society: September 30, 185912. Speech at Cooper Union, New York City: February 27, 186013. Speech at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: February 22, 186114. First Inaugural Address: March 4, 186115. Message to Congress in Special Session: July 4, 186116. Annual Message to Congress: December 3, 186117. Letter to Horace Greeley: August 22, 186218. Letter to Fanny McCullough: December 23, 186219. Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 186320. Letter to Erastus Corning and Others: June 12, 186321. Order of Retaliation: July 30, 186322. Letter to Nathaniel P. Banks (Louisiana) on Reconstruction: August 5, 186323. Letter to James C. Conkling on Emancipation: August 26, 186324. Gettysburg Address: November 19, 186325. Annual Message to Congress: December 8, 186326. Letter to Michael Hahn: March 13, 186427. Address at Sanitary Fair, Baltimore, Maryland: April 18, 186428. Second Inaugural Address: March 4, 186529. Speech from the Balcony, Last Public Address: April 11, 1865
BOOK REVIEWS
Orville Vernon Burton notes that Lincoln chose his words deliberately, and so does Burton. His introductions and editorial notes are concise, lively, and reliable, and Lincolns words, as always, are gripping, brilliant, and deeply moving. There have been many collections of Lincolns writings, but this slender, thoughtfully selected compendium more than lives up to its title: essential. Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0809043076
ISBN(13-digit): 9780809043071
Dewey Decimal: 973.7092
Library of Congress: 2009007734
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 177
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