Abraham Lincoln
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While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most...
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While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states, it is heralded as one of America's most significant documents. Likewise, The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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This collection of humorous anecdotes and inspirational quotes brings to life the Great Emancipator and 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Containing brief biographical sketches of Lincoln's life, and extracts from speeches, correspondence, and remarks attributed to Lincoln, this short volume also includes pictures and photographs pertaining to "Uncle Abe".
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To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. The first entry in the comprehensive collection of the writings from the sixteenth president. This volume cover his years in the Illinois House of Representatives, at the beginning of a nascent political career...
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The lost speech of Abraham Lincoln was delivered at the first Republican State Convention of Illinois, at Bloomington, on the 29th of May, 1856. The excitement caused among the audience by the speech was so great that the reporters forgot to take their notes, and for many years it was generally supposed that no record of the speech had been preserved. It appears, however, that Mr. H. C. Whitney, then a young lawyer of Illinois, did...
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American lawyer and the sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as the most important political figures in all of American History. No more contentious political fight has ever existed in American History than the fight over slavery, a fight, which began immediately following the American Revolution and led to America's bloodiest conflict, the American Civil War, and whose legacy of injustice persists until this...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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The discovery of Abraham Lincoln's personal, signed copy of a charming "vest-pocket" devotional has excited the public and historians alike-for here is new testimony to the depth of Lincoln's faith, new light in an area previously clouded by uncertainty. In his moving introduction to this faithful edition of the 100-year-old book of daily Scriptural messages and inspirational verse, Carl Sandburg knits together fact and conjecture about Lincoln's...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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This is a wonderful collection of Lincoln's most famous speeches in complete and unabridged form. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches, proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of 16 documents.
Abraham Lincoln displayed a remarkable facility in his use of the written word. His 'Farwell to Springfield' speech, 'Gettysburg Address' and 'Annual Messages to Congress', all collected in one...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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Abraham Lincoln was one of the most gifted orators of his day, and he wielded words both to incite the American people to the cause of justice and to offer consolation to a country riven by civil war. This omnibus volume features more than fifty speeches, addresses, and letters including "The Gettysburg Address," his memorial to the American Civil War dead, the "Emancipation Proclamation," which formally ended the institution of slavery when it was...
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
From his early speeches that echo with a young nation's dreams, to the profound depths of the Gettysburg Address and his private letters, the series paints an intimate portrait of a leader grappling...
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What is it about Abraham Lincoln that, 146 years after his death, continues to inspire us? Was it his commitment to honesty and his unfailing integrity? Was it his courage to stand up against the injustices of his day? Was it his ability to lead the American people through the perils of war and unify the country through the conviction of his ideals?
In Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln, the best, most thought-provoking, and inspiring excerpts...
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A complete documentary archive of Abraham Lincoln's writings, from historic speeches to personal letters and telegrams. Collected here are numerous documents written by Abraham Lincoln from 1832 to 1865, over the course of his long career as a lawyer, statesman, and president of the United States. From the man who led the nation through the Civil War and into its Reconstruction, Lincoln's written statements-including the Emancipation Proclamation...
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The Gettysburg Address is one of the most influential speeches in our history, written by Abraham Lincoln at a crucial period in his presidency and in United States history. Caldecott Honoree and Newbery Medalist James Daugherty's pictorial interpretation of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, was originally published by Albert Whitman in 1947. This book is available again in a fresh new edition just in time for the...
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The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a comment-sagacious or humorous-on just about anything that mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on a variety of subjects-from women to warfare. Nearly 400 quotations include such thought-provoking and memorable remarks as: Bad promises are better broken than kept. Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory. Whenever I hear anyone arguing...