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...... Voices from the pulpits of New York and Brooklyn

April 14, 1865...this volume shares the sermons of notable pastors after the assasination of President Lincoln.

Authors:

Williams, William R., 1804-1885
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882
Tyng, Stephen H. (Stephen Higginson), 1800-1885
Robinson, Charles Seymour, 1829-1899
Budington, William Ives, 1815-1879
McClintock, John, 1814-1870
Littlejohn, A. N. (Abram Newkirk), 1824-1901
Cuyler, Theodore L. (Theodore Ledyard), 1822-1909; Thompson, Joseph Parrish, 1819-1879
Eells, James, 1822-1886
Porter, Elbert Stothoff, 1820-1888
Rogers, E. P. (Ebenezer Platt), 1817-1881
Burchard, Samuel Dickinson, 1812-1891
Rockwell, J. E. (Joel Edson), 1816-1882
Spear, Samuel T. (Samuel Thayer), 1812-1891
Lowry, Robert, 1826-1899;
Hunt, Albert S. (Albert Sanford), 1827-1898
Adams, William, 1807-1880
Fox, Henry J; Smith, Henry Boynton, 1815-1877
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Simpson, Matthew, 1811-1884











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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. His tenure in office was occupied primarily with the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which passed Congress before Lincoln's death and was ratified by the states later in 1865. Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Additionally, he managed his own reelection in the 1864 presidential election. Lincoln's assassination in 1865 was the first presidential assassination in American history. He has since consistently been ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.- Wikipedia ... Read more

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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. His tenure in office was occupied primarily with the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which passed Congress before Lincoln's death and was ratified by the states later in 1865. Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Additionally, he managed his own reelection in the 1864 presidential election. Lincoln's assassination in 1865 was the first presidential assassination in American history. He has since consistently been ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.- Wikipedia ... Read more

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A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes that made Abraham Lincoln Famous as America's Greatest Story Teller

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mesmerizing and comedic!!!
When I was growing up, there used to be an old blue book we owned, "Lincoln's yarn's and Stories" that was published in 1900.I sat in my room for hours (I've always been a slow reader) and read story after story, joke after joke.Honestly, I seem to learn much more from such entertaining stories than I do the long-winded narratives offered by so many philosophers.I no longer own that book, but wish I did.When I saw that the stories were offered on kindle for 99 cents, I immediately purchased it.While I spend much of my time reading, I find that reading this for a few minutes before bedtime puts me in the right mood.I love this book and I love sharing some of the shorter stories with my children.This is an outstanding book and is worth more than 5 stars!A+. ... Read more

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America was at a crossroads in 1939 as they debated whether to join the Allies in their battle against Hitler's relentless march across Europe. As European immigrants the d'Aulaires felt keenly the importance of standing against injustice, and saw in Lincoln the archetypal American hero as he stood against the injustice of slavery. It was this spirit they hoped to exemplify in their biography of young Abe as he grew into manhood against the backdrop of the wilderness of Kentucky, the deep woods of Indiana, and the prairies of Illinois. Camping for weeks in Lincoln country, the d'Aulaires imbibed the spirit of the man Lincoln as well as his humor and good will. From his days as a clerk, teaching himself law reading Blackstone, practicing law in Springfield, running unsuccessfully for office, debating Stephen Douglas over the issue of slavery, and ultimately becoming President of the United States, the d'Aulaires have written and beautifully illustrated the life of one of America's most remarkable citizens.

Abraham Lincoln continues to stand as America's most beloved President. The admiration felt by Americans for Lincoln's humble integrity, his noble statesmanship, and his keen sense of justice are beautifully captured in the d'Aulaires' art and prose. As our nation celebrates the Bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, the message of his life, and death, is as timely as ever. Of our nation's historical icons, Lincoln is the quintessential embodiment of American possibility in his mythic-like rise from rail-splitter to Chief Executive and Emancipator of the oppressed. May his story live on.--Rea Berg, Beautiful Feet Books, 2008 ... Read more

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so good
I read this book for my children's literature class and I loved it.I think biographies of great people like Abe are so good for children to read because they see the life that these awesome people had as children were not all that great.But they made it! Abe was honest and funny and he was a great character.He went through a lot and got tough because of it.I'm glad the book did not discuss the assassination because this is obviously a children's book and that is a little much for a small child (to those who were disappointed that the book didn't give all the facts).All that matters to the child is the wonderful life this man led in honesty and standing for what he believed in.I hope many children get inspiration from books like these so they can know they can be a leader too!We could use more Abraham Lincolns and Martin Luther Kings and Mother Theresas!

wonderful book for the family library
I'm so glad the Beautiful Feet Company was able to bring this book and others by the same authors back into circulation.This is a wonderful story and an excellent way to teach your children history.I love the character values all of the D'Aulaire books instill in the reader.The illustrations are beautiful.I have enjoyed these books as much as my children and they will be given a very special spot on the shelves of our family library.

Spectacular Book!
This is a terrific book that should be part of a home library and would be enjoyed by children of multiple levels.This is definitely a more extensive history than that of many "children's" books.The omission of the end of Lincoln's life may be considered a plus to some parents who are not ready to share that part or a disapointment to those who desire a more complete biography.

It's unfortunate that the negative reviewer suffers from the "politically correct" and "revisionist" history taught in modern times.

Good Book
This book is wonderful.It tells about Abraham Lincoln from start to finish.Great for small children

Facts?We don't need no stinking facts!
About 20% of this book is worthwhile reading.The other 80% remains historically inaccurate, mythological, or downright offensive.But I get ahead of myself.

In 1940 Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire won the Caldecott medal for their picture book, "Abraham Lincoln".Like many idealized versions of Mr. Lincoln, this book relied on a couple old standbys.Lincoln was born in a log cabin.Lincoln wore a stovepipe hat.Then it adds a couple new myths to the brew.Lincoln apparently was friends with furry woodland creatures.He fought pirates and carried a scar from a fight with them over his left eyebrow.Finally, the book disintegrates into absolute fabrications.Lincoln, according to this text, was rivals with Stephen A. Douglas for the hand of Mary Todd.Not true.He went to war without provocation specifically to free the slaves.Not true.But how much can you blame a story that was written in 1939?It's possible that back then children's non-fiction books weren't held to the high standards they are today.

Entirely aside from the inaccuracy of the text, the story is deeply offensive to African Americans and Native Americans.Here's a bit of what I mean.As justification for the destruction of the Sauk and Fox tribes (who merely wanted to raise corn on land that had been taken from the Native Americans thirty years earlier) the book says:

"His tribe had sold the land to the 'paleface,' but Black Hawk said: 'Man-ee-do, the great spirit, gave us the land, it couldn't be sold'."

Needless to say, the tribes aren't actually named in this book.They're simply referred to as "Indians".

And the African-Americans?Ecoute:

"The next day President Lincoln walked into the town, holding little Tad by the hand.An old Negro recognized the long, thin man with the tall stove-pipe hat."Here is our saviour," he cried, and threw himself at Lincoln's feet.And suddenly Lincoln was surrounded by Negroes, weeping and rejoicing as they cried: 'Glory, glory hallelujah'."

Totally aside from whether or not that actually happened, it's the accompanying pictures that really drill this image home.The stereotypical African-American with the wide white eyes and big lips is everywhere in this book.From a slave auction, where a mammy-like woman stands on a podium to the vision of a group of happy former slaves praising their "saviour", there are repeated visions of stereotypical blacks not usually found in children's literature.In fact, many of the illustrations in this book suffer from a variety of ills.Some are offensive (don't even start me on the pictures of the Native Americans).Some are silly.There's a shot of Abraham and his sister standing in the woods, stylized tears stuck to their faces.The picture reminds you of nothing so much as one of those 1960s paintings on velvet of big-eyed children, once so popular.Some pictures are poorly constructed.The last shot of Lincoln suffers from such a lack of proper composition and perspective that you could spend hours trying to make it line up.

And what 20% of this book is worth reading?Well, it's hard to get around the fact that there are shockingly few worthwhile books about Abraham Lincoln written with little kids in mind.If you want a fabulous book for older children then run, don't walk, to your nearest independent bookstore and buy "Lincoln: A Photobiography" by Russell Freedman.But for the little ones?As far as I can determine, this is the best you're going to be able to do.It does get kids interested in the life of Lincoln.And it makes him an understandable human being, with hopes and fears of his own.If you don't mind inaccuracies, the occasional poor illustration, and a tendency towards offensive images then this really is your best bet. ... Read more

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This ebook is complete with linked Table of Content making navigation quicker and easier.

LINCOLN'S YARNS AND STORIES: A Complete Collection of the Funny and Witty Anecdotes that made Abraham Lincoln Famous as America's Greatest Story Teller With Introduction and Anecdotes ... Read more

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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great
deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of
kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world
knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really
signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by
year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew
him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For
Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more
than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of
the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness
listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham
Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such
knowledge--through his words--uttered in all sincerity to those who
loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed
words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into
eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his
simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so
to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.
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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such knowledge—through his words—uttered in all sincerity to those who loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.

This is volume 1 of his writings, completely digitally revised and optimized for Kindle and including an interactive table-of-contents. It covers the years 1832 - 1845.

This book includes:

INTRODUCTORY
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: AN ESSAY BY CARL SHURZ
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BY JOSEPH H. CHOATE
THE WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1832-1843
1832
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF SANGAMON COUNTY.
1833
TO E. C. BLANKENSHIP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR POSTAGE RECEIPT
1836
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLITICAL VIEWS.
RESPONSE TO POLITICAL SMEAR
TO MISS MARY OWENS.
1837
SPEECH IN ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
OPPOSITION TO MOB-RULE
PROTEST IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ON THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY.
TO MISS MARY OWENS.
TO JOHN BENNETT.
TO MARY OWENS.
LEGAL SUIT OF WIDOW v.s. Gen. ADAMS
LINCOLN AND TALBOTT IN REPLY TO GEN. ADAMS.
Gen. ADAMS CONTROVERSY—CONTINUED
1838
TO Mrs. O. H. BROWNING—A FARCE
1839
REMARKS ON SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS
TO ——— ROW.
SPEECH ON NATIONAL BANK
TO JOHN T. STUART.
1840
CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE.
TO JOHN T. STUART.
RESOLUTION IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
RESOLUTION IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
1841
TO JOHN T. STUART—ON DEPRESSION
REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE.
AGAINST THE REORGANIZATION OF THE JUDICIARY.
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—MURDER CASE
STATEMENT ABOUT HARRY WILTON.
TO MISS MARY SPEED—PRACTICAL SLAVERY
1842
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON MARRIAGE
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED.
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON DEPRESSION
TO G. B. SHELEDY.
TO GEORGE E. PICKETT—ADVICE TO YOUTH
ADDRESS BEFORE THE SPRINGFIELD WASHINGTONIAN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED.
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON MARRIAGE CONCERNS
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED.
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED.
A LETTER FROM THE LOST TOWNSHIPS
INVITATION TO HENRY CLAY.
CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE LINCOLN-SHIELDS DUEL.
TO J. SHIELDS.
TO A. LINCOLN FROM JAS. SHIELDS
MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTIONS TO E. H. MERRYMAN,
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED.
TO JAMES S. IRWIN.
1843
RESOLUTIONS AT A WHIG MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, MARCH 1, 1843.
CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE.
TO JOHN BENNETT.
JOSHUA F. SPEED.
TO MARTIN M. MORRIS.
TO MARTIN M. MORRIS.
TO GEN. J. J. HARDIN.

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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such knowledge—through his words—uttered in all sincerity to those who loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.

This is volume 2 of his writings, completely digitally revised and optimized for Kindle and including an interactive table-of-contents. It covers the years 1843 through 1858.

Among others, this book includes:

1843
FIRST CHILD
TO JOSHUA F. SPEED. SPRINGFIELD, May 18, 1843.
1844
TO Gen. J. J. HARDIN.
1845
SELECTION OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
TO ——— WILLIAMS,
ABOLITION MOVEMENT
TO WILLIAMSON DURLEY.
1846
REQUEST FOR POLITICAL SUPPORT
TO JOHN BENNETT.
TO N. J. ROCKWELL.
TO JAMES BERDAN.
TO JAMES BERDAN.
VERSES WRITTEN BY LINCOLN AFTER A VISIT TO HIS OLD HOME IN INDIANA
SECOND CHILD
TO JOSHUA P. SPEED
TO MORRIS AND BROWN
TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON
TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON.
RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REMARKS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1848
DESIRE FOR SECOND TERM IN CONGRESS
SPEECH ON DECLARATION OF WAR ON MEXICO
REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 19, 1848.
TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON—LEGAL WORK
REGARDING SPEECH ON MEXICAN WAR
TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON.
ON THE MEXICAN WAR
REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REMARKS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 29, 1848.
TO ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS.
REMARKS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ON TAYLOR'S NOMINATION
DEFENSE OF MEXICAN WAR POSITION
ON ZACHARY TAYLOR NOMINATION
SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG POLITICIANS
SALARY OF JUDGE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
NATIONAL BANK
YOUNG v.s. OLD—POLITICAL JEALOUSY
GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE VETO
SPEECH DELIVERED AT WORCESTER, MASS., ON SEPT. 12, 1848.
HIS FATHER'S REQUEST FOR MONEY
1849
BILL TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BILL GRANTING LANDS TO THE STATES TO MAKE RAILWAYS AND CANALS
ON FEDERAL POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
MORE POLITICAL PATRONAGE REQUESTS
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
TO THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
TO THOMPSON.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
TO J. GILLESPIE.
REQUEST FOR GENERAL LAND-OFFICE APPPOINTMENT
REQUEST FOR A PATENT
TO THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
TO W. H. HERNDON.
TO J. GILLESPIE.
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY WITH THE CAUSE OF HUNGARIAN FREEDOM,
TO Dr. WILLIAM FITHIAN.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 15, 1849.
1850
RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF JUDGE NATHANIEL POPE.
NOTES FOR LAW LECTURE
1851
LETTERS TO FAMILY MEMBERS
TO JOHN D. JOHNSTON.
TO C. HOYT.
TO JOHN D. JOHNSTON.
PETITION ON BEHALF OF ONE JOSHUA GIPSON
TO J. D. JOHNSTON.
TO J. D. JOHNSTON.
TO JOHN D. JOHNSTON.
TO JOHN D. JOHNSTON.
1852
EULOGY ON HENRY CLAY,
CHALLENGED VOTERS
1853
LEGAL OFFICE WORK
TO JOSHUA R. STANFORD.
1854
TO O. L. DAVIS.
NEBRASKA MEASURE
TO A. B. MOREAU.
REPLY TO SENATOR DOUGLAS—PEORIA SPEECH
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From his first public speech on March 9, 1832 to his last public address on April 11, 1865 this collection of over 80 speeches and letters composed by our 16th President gives a glimpse into how truly great a man he was. This Kindle edition includes some little-known anecdotes as well.
From the Introduction by James Bryce:
"No man since Washington has become to Americans so familiar or so beloved a figure as Abraham Lincoln. He is to them the representative and typical American, the man who best embodies the political ideals of the nation. He is typical in the fact that he sprang from the masses of the people, that he remained through his whole career a man of the people, that his chief desire was to be in accord with the beliefs and wishes of the people, that he never failed to trust in the people and to rely on their support. Every native American knows his life and his speeches. His anecdotes and witticisms have passed into the thought and the conversation of the whole nation as those of no other statesman have done.
He belongs, however, not only to the United States, but to the whole of civilized mankind. It is no exaggeration to say that he has, within the last thirty years, grown to be a conspicuous figure in the history of the modern world. Without him, the course of events not only in the Western hemisphere but in Europe also would have been different, for he was called to guide at the greatest crisis of its fate a State already mighty, and now far more mighty than in his days, and the guidance he gave has affected the march of events ever since. A life and a character such as his ought to be known to and comprehended by Europeans as well as by Americans. Among Europeans, it is especially Englishmen who ought to appreciate him and understand the significance of his life, for he came of an English stock, he spoke the English tongue, his action told upon the progress of events and the shaping of opinion in all British communities everywhere more than it has done upon any other nation outside America itself.
This collection of Lincoln's speeches seeks to make him known by his words as readers of history know him by his deeds. In popularly-governed countries the great statesman is almost of necessity an orator, though his eminence as a speaker may be no true measure either of his momentary power or of his permanent fame, for wisdom, courage and tact bear little direct relation to the gift for speech. But whether that gift be present in greater or in lesser degree, the character and ideas of a statesman are best studied through his own words. This is particularly true of Lincoln, because he was not what may be called a professional orator. There have been famous orators whose speeches we may read for the beauty of their language or for the wealth of ideas they contain, with comparatively little regard to the circumstances of time and place that led to their being delivered. Lincoln is not one of these. His speeches need to be studied in close relation to the occasions which called them forth. They are not philosophical lucubrations or brilliant displays of rhetoric. They are a part of his life. They are the expression of his convictions, and derive no small part of their weight and dignity from the fact that they deal with grave and urgent questions, and express the spirit in which he approached those questions. Few great characters stand out so clearly revealed by their words, whether spoken or written, as he does.
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This selection entitled: The Executive Collection: Abraham Lincoln, includes speeches dictated by the 16 president of the United States.Including, his Inaugural Address 1 and 2, Gettysburg Address, The Emancipation Proclamation and many more---fifteen total. Selection includes an active table of contents with original dates of speeches.

Excerpt from "Emancipation Proclamation":
"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom". ... Read more

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Tons of typos
There are tons of typos, which make parts unreadable.

It looks like pages were scanned in and the OCR was not very good.And little to no proofing. ... Read more

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According to the Introduction: "No man since Washington has become to Americans so familiar or so beloved a figure as Abraham Lincoln. He is to them the representative and typical American, the man who best embodies the political ideals of the nation. He is typical in the fact that he sprang from the masses of the people, that he remained through his whole career a man of the people, that his chief desire was to be in accord with the beliefs and wishes of the people, that he never failed to trust in the people and to rely on their support. Every native American knows his life and his speeches. His anecdotes and witticisms have passed into the thought and the conversation of the whole nation as those of no other statesman have done." ... Read more

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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such knowledge—through his words—uttered in all sincerity to those who loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.

This is volume 6 of his writings, completely digitally revised and optimized for Kindle and including an interactive table-of-contents. It covers the years 1862 and 1863. ... Read more

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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such knowledge—through his words—uttered in all sincerity to those who loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.

This is volume 5 of his writings, completely digitally revised and optimized for Kindle and including an interactive table-of-contents. It covers the years 1858 - 1862. ... Read more

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"I have endured," wrote Lincoln not long before his death, "a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule." On Easter Day, 1865, the world knew how little this ridicule, how much this kindness, had really signified. Thereafter, Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until to-day, with the swift passing of those who knew him, his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more than Lincoln the hero, vaguely glorious. Invaluable is the example of the man, intangible that of the hero.

And, though it is not for us, as for those who in awed stillness listened at Gettysburg with inspired perception, to know Abraham Lincoln, yet there is for us another way whereby we may attain such knowledge—through his words—uttered in all sincerity to those who loved or hated him. Cold, unsatisfying they may seem, these printed words, while we can yet speak with those who knew him, and look into eyes that once looked into his. But in truth it is here that we find his simple greatness, his great simplicity, and though no man tried less so to show his power, no man has so shown it more clearly.

This is volume 7 of his writings, completely digitally revised and optimized for Kindle and including an interactive table-of-contents. It covers the years 1863 to 1865. ... Read more

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The essential collection of writings, memoirs, speeches, and books on the 16th President of the United States. With active table of contents:

Memorial Address
Abraham Lincoln - Charnwood
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Complete)
Lincoln's Speeches and Letters
Lincoln; An Account of His Personal Life
Lincoln's Last Hours ... Read more