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The essential Lincoln : speeches and correspondence / edited and with an introduction by Orville Vernon Burton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 177 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780809043071
  • 0809043076
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.7092
LOC classification:
  • 002 E 457.92 L736e 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction 1. To the People of Sangamo County₄: March 9, 1832 -- 2. Lyceum Speech at Springfield, Illinois: January 27, 1838 -- 3. Handbill to the Voters of the Seventh Congressional District: July 31, 1846 -- 4. Speech at Peoria, Illinois, on the Kansas-Nebraska Act: October 16, 1854 -- 5. Letter to Joshua Speed, Springfield, Illinois: August 24, 1855 -- 6. Notes for a Law Lecture: Undated fragment, probably 1859 -- 7. A House Divided₄ Speech at Springfield, Illinois: June 16, 1858 -- 8. Speech at Chicago, Illinois: July 10, 1858 -- 9. Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Autumn 1858 -- 10. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others: April 6, 1859 11 -- Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society: September 30, 1859 12. Speech at Cooper Union, New York City: February 27, 1860 -- 13. Speech at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: February 22, 1861 -- 14. First Inaugural Address: March 4, 1861 -- 15. Message to Congress in Special Session: July 4, 1861 -- 16. Annual Message to Congress: December 3, 1861 -- 17. Letter to Horace Greeley: August 22, 1862 -- 18. Letter to Fanny McCullough: December 23, 1862 -- 19. Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863 -- 20. Letter to Erastus Corning and Others: June 12, 1863 -- 21. Order of Retaliation: July 30, 1863 -- 22. Letter to Nathaniel P. Banks (Louisiana) on Reconstruction: August 5, 1863 -- 23. Letter to James C. Conkling on Emancipation: August 26, 1863 -- 24. Gettysburg Address: November 19, 1863 -- 25. Annual Message to Congress: December 8, 1863 -- 26. Letter to Michael Hahn: March 13, 1864 -- 27. Address at Sanitary Fair, Baltimore, Maryland: April 18, 1864 -- 28. Second Inaugural Address: March 4, 1865 -- 29. Speech from the Balcony, Last Public Address: April 11, 1865.
Summary: Presents selections of speeches, public and private correspondence, and personal notations by Abraham Lincoln.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 E 457.92 L736e 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000071860

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction 1. To the People of Sangamo County₄: March 9, 1832 --
2. Lyceum Speech at Springfield, Illinois: January 27, 1838 --
3. Handbill to the Voters of the Seventh Congressional District: July 31, 1846 --
4. Speech at Peoria, Illinois, on the Kansas-Nebraska Act: October 16, 1854 --
5. Letter to Joshua Speed, Springfield, Illinois: August 24, 1855 --
6. Notes for a Law Lecture: Undated fragment, probably 1859 --
7. A House Divided₄ Speech at Springfield, Illinois: June 16, 1858 --
8. Speech at Chicago, Illinois: July 10, 1858 --
9. Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Autumn 1858 --
10. Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others: April 6, 1859 11 --
Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society: September 30, 1859 12. Speech at Cooper Union, New York City: February 27, 1860 --
13. Speech at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: February 22, 1861 --
14. First Inaugural Address: March 4, 1861 --
15. Message to Congress in Special Session: July 4, 1861 --
16. Annual Message to Congress: December 3, 1861 --
17. Letter to Horace Greeley: August 22, 1862 --
18. Letter to Fanny McCullough: December 23, 1862 --
19. Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863 --
20. Letter to Erastus Corning and Others: June 12, 1863 --
21. Order of Retaliation: July 30, 1863 --
22. Letter to Nathaniel P. Banks (Louisiana) on Reconstruction: August 5, 1863 --
23. Letter to James C. Conkling on Emancipation: August 26, 1863 --
24. Gettysburg Address: November 19, 1863 --
25. Annual Message to Congress: December 8, 1863 --
26. Letter to Michael Hahn: March 13, 1864 --
27. Address at Sanitary Fair, Baltimore, Maryland: April 18, 1864 --
28. Second Inaugural Address: March 4, 1865 --
29. Speech from the Balcony, Last Public Address: April 11, 1865.

Presents selections of speeches, public and private correspondence, and personal notations by Abraham Lincoln.

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