The Mind and Art of Abraham Lincoln Philosopher Statesman Texts and Interpretations of Twenty Great Speeches by David Lowenthal , Lexington

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Lexington The Mind and Art of Abraham Lincoln Philosopher Statesman Texts and Interpretations of Twenty Great Speeches by David Lowenthal

By analyzing many of Lincoln's most important speeches, The Mind and Art of Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman shows him to be a profound and systematic thinker who tries to get at the root of issues, not all of them strictly political. Lowenthal emphasizes Lincoln's manner of writing, which enables him to conceal his most radical thoughts, and pays special attention to the reasoning and artfulness with which he treats a wide variety of subjects. The book follows Lincoln from his Perpetuation or Lyceum address in 1838 to his last speech just after Lee's surrender, as he confronts the great issues of the day and lays out the fundamentals of American politics. Along the way, Lowenthal's careful analysis frees Lincoln of the charge of racial prejudice with which he has been saddled in recent years._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_ Preface_x000D_ _x000D_ I. Early Speeches_x000D_ _x000D_ 1. The Perpetuation Address, January 27, 1838_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 2. The Temperance Address February 22, 1842_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 3. The Handbill on Infidelity August 11, 1846_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 4. The War with Mexico January 12, 1848_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 5. The Eulogy on Henry Clay July 6, 1852_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ _x000D_ II. Pre-Civil War Speeches_x000D_ _x000D_ 6. The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise October 16, 1854_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 7. The Dred Scott Decision, June 26, 1857_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 8. The House Divided Speech, June 16, 1858_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 9. The First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, August 21, 1858_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 10.Second Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions, February 11, 1859_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 11. The Address on Agriculture, September 30, 1859_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 12. The Cooper Union Address, Feb. 27, 1860_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ _x000D_ III.Civil War Speeches_x000D_ _x000D_ 13. The First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 14. Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 15. The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 16. Letter to Erastus Corning, June 12, 1863_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 17. Letter to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 18. The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 19. The Second Inaugural, March 4, 1865_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ 20. The Last Public Address April 11, 1865_x000D_ Text_x000D_ Interpretation_x000D_ Index_x000D_