false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177518036m/709840.jpg 709840 14 He was the most eloquent of American presidents, with the possible exception of FDR, and the moral vision that sustained the nation during the Civil War illuminates nearly every page in this hefty collection of Abraham Lincoln's speeches, writings, and correspondence. It's not just the famous phrases--"mystic chords of memory" (first inaugural address), "government of the people, by the people, for the people" (Gettysburg Address), "with malice toward none" (second inaugural address)--that resonate. It's an artistic and political genius that could express complex ethical questions in simple, compelling language, as when Lincoln defined slavery's defenders as holding the "same tyrannical principle" as Europe's kings: "the same spirit that says, 'You toil and work and earn bread, and I'll eat it.'" Editor Philip Van Doren Stern's annotations provide helpful background, and his 200-page biographical essay ably encapsulates the principal developments in Lincoln's life and thought as they were known in 1940, when this volume was first published. The extreme privation of his youth, the terrible melancholy that often afflicted him, and the sorrows of his personal life make Lincoln's public achievements all the more staggering. Stern wisely respects the mysterious alchemy by which a plain man became a statesman; this respectful anthology seeks only to present Lincoln, not to explain him. <I>--Wendy Smith</I> 696108 1894 The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Modern Library Classics) total:17|5:7|4:5|3:4|2:1| 17 69 31 6 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:53:27 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 12:02:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 11 17:50:35 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 18:06:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 19:29:56 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:40:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:10:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 23:13:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Nov 08 05:58:19 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 09:33:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 31 16:51:15 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 16:52:07 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 20:48:08 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:48:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 19:33:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:33:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 17:19:23 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 17:19:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 11 16:40:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:40:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 15:19:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 15:19:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 08 16:15:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 16:15:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 15:44:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:44:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 18 11:45:03 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 11:45:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 15 18:44:44 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:44:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 07 23:15:33 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 23:15:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 12:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 12:00:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 04 08:52:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 08:52:18 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jan 11 08:35:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 08:35:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 16 11:28:50 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:23:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 11:28:50 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=709840