{"product_id":"abraham-lincoln-selected-speeches-and-writings-a-library-of-america-paperback-classic-paperback","title":"Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings: A Library of America Paperback Classic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGore Vidal\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most essential writings of America's heroic Civil War president, complete with detailed notes, a chronology of Lincoln's life and political career, and an introduction by the novelist Gore Vidal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ranging from finely honed legal argument to wry and some sometimes savage humor to private correspondence and political rhetoric of unsurpassed grandeur, the writings collected in this volume are at once a literary testament of the greatest writer ever to occupy the White House and a documentary history of America in Abraham Lincoln's time. They record Lincoln's campaigns for public office; the evolution of his stand against slavery; his electrifying debates with Stephen Douglas; his conduct of the Civil War; and the great public utterances of his presidency, including the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Library of America Paperback Classics feature authoritative texts drawn from the acclaimed Library of America series and introduced by today's most distinguished scholars and writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832- 1858\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865\u003c\/i\u003e, volumes number 45 and 46 in the Library of America series. They are joined in the series by a companion volume, number 192s, \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on his Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1809-1865) was the sixteenth president of the United States, guiding the nation through the Civil War before becoming one of its final vicitims, assasinated at Ford's Theater in Washington on April 15, 1865, less than a week after the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGore Vidal (1925-2012) was the author of numerous novels--the first, \u003ci\u003eWilliwaw\u003c\/i\u003e, written when he was twenty-one--as well as scripts for film, television and the stage, including the extremely successful \u003ci\u003eThe Best Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVisit to a Small Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. He is perhaps best known for his historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eBurr\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003e1876\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), and \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e (1984). He won the National Book Award in 1993 for his book of essays, \u003ci\u003eUnited States\u003c\/i\u003e (1952-1992). \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 550\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.13 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770921877792,"sku":"9781598530537","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b8bed45bd6dec1038aede40a5f67290b.webp?v=1780380829","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/abraham-lincoln-selected-speeches-and-writings-a-library-of-america-paperback-classic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}