Lincoln's Speeches ReconsideredJHU Press, 3 бер. 2020 р. - 386 стор. Originally published in 2005. Throughout the fractious years of the mid-nineteenth century, Abraham Lincoln's speeches imparted reason and guidance to a troubled nation. Lincoln's words were never universally praised. But they resonated with fellow legislators and the public, especially when he spoke on such volatile subjects as mob rule, temperance, the Mexican War, slavery and its expansion, and the justice of a war for freedom and union. In this close examination, John Channing Briggs reveals how the process of studying, writing, and delivering speeches helped Lincoln develop the ideas with which he would so profoundly change history. Briggs follows Lincoln's thought process through a careful chronological reading of his oratory, ranging from Lincoln's 1838 speech to the Springfield Lyceum to his second inaugural address. Recalling David Herbert Donald's celebrated revisionist essays (Lincoln Reconsidered, 1947), Briggs's study provides students of Lincoln with new insight into his words, intentions, and image. |
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... thought processes and careful attention to oratory , beginning with the Illinoisan's speech to the Springfield Lyceum in 1838 and ranging to the incomparable Second Inaugural Address . Recalling David Herbert Donald's celebrated ...
... for the final stage of revision. To my family, who were in my thoughts as I wrote these pages, I tender this book as a token of what is beyond words. NOTE ON SOURCES For the sake of standardization and ease Acknowledgments.
... for the final stage of revision . To my family , who were in my thoughts as I wrote these pages , I tender this book as a token of what is beyond words . NOTE ON SOURCES For the sake of standardization and ease ix Acknowledgments ix.
... thought was often intricate, layered, controversial, in many ways not in conformity with common opinion. His self ... thought than Talleyrand ... could do; and while guilty of no duplicity, could hide his thoughts and intentions more ...
... thought. Lincoln's old friend Joshua Speed, who had no doubt about Lincoln's physical and moral courage, succinctly described the bravery in his ability to combine silence and frank statement. Lincoln “was cautious about expressing ...
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The Temperance Address | 58 |
The Speech on the War with Mexico | 82 |
The Eulogy for Henry Clay | 113 |
The KansasNebraska Speech | 134 |
The House Divided Speech | 164 |
The Milwaukee Address | 195 |
Thorough Farming and SelfGovernment | 221 |
The Cooper Union Address | 237 |
Presidential Eloquence and Political Religion | 257 |
The Farewell Address | 281 |
The First Inaugural the Gettysburg Address | 297 |
POSTSCRIPT The Letter to Mrs Bixby | 328 |
Index | 363 |