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GUSN-242373
xiii, 113 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Oratory.
Language.
Presidents
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Shapiro, Larry, 1958-
"Nobody has ever expected me to be president" -- "I hope this letter will not be disagreeable to you": courtship, marriage, and family -- "A continual torment": the slavery controversy -- "Essentially a people's contest": the war begins -- "Maxims on war": Lincoln to his generals -- "I am not a very sentimental man": the human comedy and the game of politics -- "The fiery trial through which we pass" -- Chronology.
New York : Newmarket Press
The Newmarket "Words of" series
Newmarket "Words of" series.
xiii, 113 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Complimentary copy, 2009.
9781557048301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1557048304 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781557048318 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1557048312 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Stacks E457.99.W67 2009
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Quotations.
United States
1st ed.
Selections.
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