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Abraham Lincoln measured the promise--and cost--of American freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose, famous for its native wit, simple dignity of expressions, and peculiarly American flavor. This volume, with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writing 1859-1865,... Read Full Overview

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric images, this is the first of two superb volumes of Lincoln's speeches and writings.* Lincoln measured the promise--and cost--of American freedom in lucid and extraordinarily moving prose. Here in Volume One of this two volume set ("Speeches... Read Full Overview