Lincoln's Speeches ReconsideredJHU Press, 03.03.2020 - 386 Seiten Originally published in 2005. Throughout the fractious years of the mid-nineteenth century, Abraham Lincoln's speeches imparted reason and guidance to a troubled nation. Lincoln's words were never universally praised. But they resonated with fellow legislators and the public, especially when he spoke on such volatile subjects as mob rule, temperance, the Mexican War, slavery and its expansion, and the justice of a war for freedom and union. In this close examination, John Channing Briggs reveals how the process of studying, writing, and delivering speeches helped Lincoln develop the ideas with which he would so profoundly change history. Briggs follows Lincoln's thought process through a careful chronological reading of his oratory, ranging from Lincoln's 1838 speech to the Springfield Lyceum to his second inaugural address. Recalling David Herbert Donald's celebrated revisionist essays (Lincoln Reconsidered, 1947), Briggs's study provides students of Lincoln with new insight into his words, intentions, and image. |
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... facts of the case until a basic principle or crucial observation could be brought to light . 19 This pattern of concession and resolute defense increased the chances for failure , and at the beginning of his career it may have been a ...
... fact that intentions may be overt , or deliberately concealed , or at work only beneath the surface of consciousness . —Don E. Fehrenbacher , Lincoln in Text and Context Abraham Lincoln measured his words . He was acutely aware of the ...
... fact , the more we learn about Lincoln , the more we wish to read him for ourselves . That experience is crucial to our full appreciation of historians ' findings and serves to test our understanding of the man against the best evidence ...
... fact that Andrew Jackson carefully bound his own archive of periodicals , which were filled with the texts of lengthy speeches , is an indication of the reading habits of an age that saved and returned to a rich body of oratorical texts ...
... facts . He used high - minded exaggeration to appeal to self - interest . Confronted with the proverbial impatience , credulity , and immense potential of his democratic audiences , his method suspended judgment so as to deepen and ...
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The Temperance Address | 58 |
The Speech on the War with Mexico | 82 |
The Eulogy for Henry Clay | 113 |
The KansasNebraska Speech | 134 |
The House Divided Speech | 164 |
The Milwaukee Address | 195 |
Thorough Farming and SelfGovernment | 221 |
The Cooper Union Address | 237 |
Presidential Eloquence and Political Religion | 257 |
The Farewell Address | 281 |
The First Inaugural the Gettysburg Address | 297 |
POSTSCRIPT The Letter to Mrs Bixby | 328 |
Index | 363 |