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GUSN-242369
338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm., Examines the Cooper Union speech in the context of the 1860 presidential campaign and discusses how Lincoln used it as an opportunity to dispel doubts about his suitability for the presidency.
Oratory.
Views on slavery.
Political career before 1861.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Redes.
Rede.
Sklaverei (Motiv)
Politics and government 1857-1861.
Holzer, Harold.
"Abe Lincoln must come" -- "So much labor as this" -- "Some confusion in the arrangements" -- "Much the best portrait" -- "Nothing impressive about him" -- "The strength of absolute simplicity" -- "Such an impression" -- "Unable to escape this toil" -- "Preserve it for your children."
New York : Simon & Schuster
338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Examines the Cooper Union speech in the context of the 1860 presidential campaign and discusses how Lincoln used it as an opportunity to dispel doubts about his suitability for the presidency.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-322) and index.
0743224663
9780743224666
Stacks E440.H65 2004
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Cooper Institute speech.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Abraham.
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
New York (State) New York.
United States
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