Selected speeches and writings
By: by Abraham Lincoln.
Edition: 1st Vintage Books, Library of America ed.
Series: The Library of America
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 515
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Description: This work is a collection of speeches and other writings of Abraham Lincoln, ranging from finely honed legal arguments to dry and sometimes savage humor, to private correspondence and political rhetoric.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-496) and index.
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.
"Originally published in hardcover, in two separate volumes, by the Library of America, 1989"--T.p. verso.