Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865

Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865

Abraham Lincoln (1809â€“1865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countryâ€™s most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the â€œWesternerâ€ who educated himself and became a self made man, rising from lawyer to leader of the new Republican Party before becoming the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln successfully navigated the Union through the Civil War but didnâ€™t live to witness his own accomplishment, becoming the first president assassinated when he was killed at Fordâ€™s Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
As impressive as his presidency was, one of his most lasting legacies was his writing. In addition to masterful writing for everything from orders to his generals and condolences to the aggrieved Mrs. Bixby, his Second Inaugural Address and Gettysburg Address are considered masterpieces that rate among the greatest writings in American history. Perhaps Lincolnâ€™s most impressive feat is that he was able to convey so much with so few words; after famous orator Edward Everett spoke for hours at Gettysburg, Lincolnâ€™s Gettysburg Address only took a few minutes.
In the generation after the Civil War, Lincoln became an American deity and one of the most written about men in history. Understandably, all of his writings and papers were intently scoured and collected, and theyâ€™ve been preserved in seven volumes of Papers and Writings.Â

Country	USA
Author	Abraham Lincoln
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781522804345
ISBN	152280434X
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
NumberOfPages	220
PublicationDate	2015-12-17
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln 1832-1865

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