speeches, letters, and miscellaneous writings, the Lincoln-Douglas debates Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 creator Fehrenbacher, Don Edward 1920- text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y Literary Classics of the United States Distributed by the Viking Press 1989 monographic eng

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xix, 898 p. ; 21 cm. Abraham Lincoln measured the promise--and cost--of American freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose, famous for its native wit, simple dignity of expression, and peculiarly American flavor. This volume, with Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 240 speeches, letters, and drafts take Lincoln from rural lawyer to U.S. senatorial candidate, and chart his emergence as an eloquent antislavery advocate and defender of the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln. The texts are selected (from The collected works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy Basler, c1953, and its supplement, c1974) and annotated by Don E. Fehrenbacher. "Don E. Fehrenbacher wrote the notes and selected the texts for this volume"--P. [v] "First printing"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 858-876) and index. n-us--- n-us-il Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Political career before 1861 Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 Illinois Politics and government To 1865 United States Politics and government 1849-1861 United States History 1849-1877 Illinois History 1778-1865 973.5 0940450437 (alk. paper) : 88082723 //r934 DLC 090108 20190501164056.0 19670845