The eloquent president : a portrait of Lincoln through his words
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Author
Published
New York : Random House, c2005.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Status
Sequim - Nonfiction (Adult)
973.7092 WHITE
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973.7092 WHITE
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LC Subjects
American letters -- History and criticism.
Eloquence -- Case studies.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Eloquence -- Case studies.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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Published
New York : Random House, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 448 pages : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-421) and index.
Description
Historian Ronald White examines Lincoln's astonishing oratory and explores his growth as a leader, a communicator, and a man of deepening spiritual conviction. Examining a different speech, address, or public letter in each chapter, White tracks the evolution of Lincoln's rhetoric from the measured, lawyerly tones of the First Inaugural to the haunting, immortal poetry of the Gettysburg Address. As a speaker who appealed not to intellect alone, but also to the hearts and souls of citizens, Lincoln persuaded the nation to follow him during the darkest years of the Civil War. Through the speeches and what surrounded them, we see the full sweep and meaning of the Lincoln presidency.--Publisher.