Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches (Cambr. Ball<|

LincolnPolitical Writings and Speeches\nAuthor(s): Terence Ball\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521897280, 978-0521897280\nSynopsis\nAbraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator, a Janus-faced demigod sculpted in marble. But this is the post-assassination Lincoln. During his lifetime Lincoln elicited very different reactions. The writings and speeches presented in this scholarly edition illuminate Lincoln as a political thinker in the context of his own time and political situation. Opening with a concise yet rich introduction, the texts that follow are complete and carefully edited, with extensive annotation and footnotes to provide a clearer insight into Lincoln the man, the politician and political thinker. His views on race and slavery, on secession and civil war and on the cont.