Abraham Lincoln: Selected Speeches and Writings
A Library of America Paperback Classic
$36.99
- Paperback
550 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2009
Summary
The 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.
Ranging from finely honed legal argument to wry and 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 documenta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598530537 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1598530534 |
| Author: | Abraham Lincoln, Gore Vidal |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 550 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 556g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 131mm x 27mm |
| Series: | Library of America (Hardcover) |
About The Author
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth president of the United States, guiding the nation through the Civil War before becoming one of its final victims, assassinated at Ford’s Theater in Washington on April 15, 1865, less than a week after the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox.
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was the author of numerous novels—the first, Williwaw, written when he was twenty-one—as well as scripts for film, television and the stage, including the extremely successful The Best Man and Visit to a Small Planet. He is perhaps best known for his historical novels, including Burr (1973), 1876 (1976), and Lincoln (1984). He won the National Book Award in 1993 for his book of essays, United States (1952-1992).
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