03872cam a2200517 a 4500 73002 20230404125811.0 040512s2005 nyuach bi 001 0beng 2004050766 (OCoLC)ocm55286470 DLC DLC YBM PGC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG OTP 57423866 1400061199 (alk. paper) 9781400061198 (alk. paper) NZ1 8469631 AU@ 000025555938 (OCoLC)55286470 (OCoLC)57423866 n-us--- 002 E 457.2 L736W 2005 973.7/092 White, Ronald C. (Ronald Cedric), 1939- The eloquent president : a portrait of Lincoln through his words / Ronald C. White, Jr. New York : Random House, 2005. xxiii, 448 p. : ill., ports. fascm.; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-426) and indexes Historian Ronald White examines Lincoln's astonishing oratory and explores his growth as a leader, a communicator, and a man of deepening spiritual conviction. Examining a different speech, address, or public letter in each chapter, White tracks the evolution of Lincoln's rhetoric from the measured, lawyerly tones of the First Inaugural to the haunting, immortal poetry of the Gettysburg Address. As a speaker who appealed not to intellect alone, but also to the hearts and souls of citizens, Lincoln persuaded the nation to follow him during the darkest years of the Civil War. Through the speeches and what surrounded them, we see the full sweep and meaning of the Lincoln presidency.--Publisher. "With a task before me greater than ... Washington" : farewell address at Springfield, February 11, 1861 -- "This, his almost chosen people" : speeches and remarks train trip from Springfield to Washington, February 11-23, 1861 -- "The mystic chords of memory" : first inaugural address, March 4, 1861-- "This is ... a people's contest" : message to Congress in special session, July 4, 1861-- My paramount object in this struggle" : reply to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862 -- "God wills this contest" : meditation on the divine will, September 2(?), 1862 -- "We cannot escape history" : annual message to Congress, December 1, 1862 -- "You say you will not fight to free Negroes" : letter to the rally at Springfield, August 26, 1863 -- "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom" : Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 -- "I claim not to have controlled events" : little speech" to Albert Hodges, April 4, 1864 -- With malice toward none: with charity for all." (second inaugural address, March 4, 1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Presidents United States Biography. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Oratory. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Correspondence. United States Politics and government 1861-1865. Eloquence Case studies. Rhetoric Political aspects United States Case studies. Speeches, addresses, etc., American History and criticism. American letters History and criticism. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy052/2004050766.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/2004050766.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random051/2004050766.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004050766-s.html Baker & Taylor BKTY 26.95 20.21 1400061199 0006035344 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 2004050766 YBP Library Services YANK 2148220 lcc bk C0 DRFGD 4978 4978 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 457.2 L736W 2005 00000063924 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk