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Old as history is, and manifold as are its tragedies, I doubt if any death has caused so much pain to mankind as this has caused, or will cause, on its announcement; and this, not so much because nations are by modern arts brought so closely together, as because of the mysterious hopes and fears which, in the present day, are connected with the name and institutions of America. -from Ralph Waldo Emerson's remarks at Lincoln's funeral, April 19, 1865
Here, in one compact volume, is an extraordinary tribute to the life and legacy of one of the greatest presidents in United States history. ABRAHAM LINCOLN's (1809-1865) own words stand as powerful testimony to his wisdom and leadership: here you'll find his famous Gettysburg Address, both inaugural addresses, the Emancipation Proclamation, a selection of correspondence, his last public speech, and other notable papers. Written by those who knew him, loved him, and witnessed his dramatic impact on United States during its most perilous crisis, this collection offers us the invaluable perspective of his contemporaries and the beginnings of the towering image we have of Abraham Lincoln today.
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Essays by Richard Wagner, Speeches by Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, Das Judenthum in Der Musik, Lincoln-douglas Debates of 1858, Music of the Future, Art and Revolution, Lincoln's Lost Speech, Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln Peoria Speech, Cooper Union Speech, the Artwork of the Future, Opera and Drama, Lincoln's House Divided Speech, Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address, on Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts. Excerpt: The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the best-known speeches in United States history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Beginning with the now-iconic phrase "Four score and seven years ago," referring to the American Revolution of 1776, Lincoln examined the founding principles of the United States in the context of the Civil War, and used the ceremony at Gettysburg as an opportunity not only to consecrate the grounds of a cemeter... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12384
