The Gettysburg Address and other writings
By: Abraham Lincoln
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781435119901
Subjects: Anniversaries; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; Consecration of cemeteries; Politics and government; Sources; History; Discours américains; Cimetières; Consécration; Politique et gouvernement; Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)
Description: "Abraham Lincoln is a near legendary figure in American history, and the dimensions of his legend assure many shapes based on the historical reality of his achievements. He was the quintessential self-made man who rose from humble origins to become the chief executive of his nation. He was a political idealist whose dedication to ensuring liberty and equality for all resulted in his assassination. And, as the documents collected in this volume attest, he was, although largely self-educated, the author of some of the most eloquent and insightful addresses, speeches, and correspondence in American letters of the nineteenth century."--