His Greatest Speeches
How Lincoln Moved the Nation
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · November 23, 2021
An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character.
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- Who it’s for
- Read Lincoln’s speeches closely, with attention to the history and national questions behind their words.
- Themes
- Lincoln's rhetoric, American national identity, Historical analysis of speeches
- Genres
- Presidents & World Leaders, Speeches Collection, Civil War Era
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An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character. Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent.
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His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through three speeches: the Lyceum Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The latter two are well-known, enshrined forever on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The former is much less familiar to most, written a quarter century before his presidency, when he was a 28 year-old Illinois state legislator. In His Greatest Speeches, Professor Diana Schaub offers a brilliant line-by-line analysis of these timeless works, placing them in historical context and explaining the brilliance behind their rhetoric. The result is a complete vision of Lincoln’s worldview that is sure to fascinate and inspire general readers and history buffs alike. This book is a wholly original resource for considering the difficult questions of American purpose and identity, questions that are no less contentious or essential today than they were a century and a half ago.
Rhetoric and Republic
Read Lincoln’s speeches closely, with attention to the history and national questions behind their words.
Come here for
- A line-by-line look at three consequential speeches
- Lincoln’s thinking on American character and purpose
Expect
- Rhetorical analysis grounded in historical context
- A serious reading of questions still contentious today
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 74% |
|---|---|
| Speeches Collection | 59% |
| Presidents & World Leaders | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Civil War Era
- Speeches Collection
- Political Philosophy
- Authors
- Diana Schaub
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- November 23, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Lincoln's rhetoric · American national identity · Historical analysis of speeches
- Reading lane
- Civil War Era