Lincoln on Democracy

Published by Fordham University Press 2004

Lincoln on Democracy

Edited by: Mario C. Cuomo and Harold Holzer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823292066

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About this book

Back in print after ten years, this unique book brings together 141 speeches, speech excerpts, letters, fragments, and other writings by Lincoln on the theme of democracy. Selected by leading historians, the writings include such standards as the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, but also such little-seen writings as a letter assuring a general that the President felt safe—drafted just three days before Lincoln’s assassination. In this richly annotated anthology, the writings are grouped thematically into seven sections that cover politics, slavery, the union, democracy, liberty, the nation divided, and the American Dream. The introductions are by well-known historians: Gabor Borritt, William E. Gienapp, Charles B. Strozier, Richard Nelson Current, James M. McPherson, Mark E. Neely, Jr., and Hans L. Trefousse. In addition, each section’s title page displays a photograph of Lincoln from the time period covered in that section, with a paragraph describing the source and the occasion for which the photograph was made.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition Mario M. Cuomo and Harold Holzer Publicly Available Download PDF	xxiii
Preface Mario M. Cuomo Publicly Available Download PDF	xxvii
Introduction Harold Holzer Publicly Available Download PDF	xxxiii
A Note on the Lincoln Texts Publicly Available Download PDF	xlv
"NOT MUCH OF ME" Lincoln's ''Autobiography," Age 50 Publicly Available Download PDF	xlix
I "THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS"
Introduction Gabor S. Boritt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
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1836 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
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II "ALL WE HAVE EVER HELD SACRED"
Introduction William E. Gienapp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
1854 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
1855 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
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III "ANOTHER EXPLOSION WILL COME"
Introduction Charles B. Strozier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
1858 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
IV "RIGHT MAKES MIGHT"
Introduction Richard Nelson Current Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
1859 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
V "HOUR OF TRIAL"
Introduction James M. McPherson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
1861 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
VI "FOREVER FREE"
Introduction Mark E. Neely Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
1862 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
1863 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
VII "FOR Us THE LIVING"
Introduction Hans L. Trefousse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
1863 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
1864 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
1865 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	338
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Biographies of the Editors and Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401

Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 416

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Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9780823292066