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by Abraham Lincoln; Introduction by Andrew Delbanco; Andrew Delbanco (Editor)

Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with thisnew edition of his greatest speeches and writings

Abraham Lincoln endowed the American languagewith a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared fromtoday's public rhetoric. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history,windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examplesof the writer's art. The Portable Abraham Lincoln contains the greatpublic speeches-the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "HouseDivided"speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second InauguralAddress-along with less familiar letters and memoranda that chartLincoln's political career, his evolving stand against slavery, and hisday-to-day conduct of the Civil War. This edition includes a revisedintroduction, updated notes on the text, a chronology of Lincoln's life,and four new selections of his writing.


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Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings

Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. The Portable Abraham Lincoln contains the great public speeches-the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided"speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address-along with less familiar letters and memoranda that chart Lincoln's political career, his evolving stand against slavery, and his day-to-day conduct of the Civil War. This edition includes a revised introduction, updated notes on the text, a chronology of Lincoln's life, and four new selections of his writing.

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Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and  has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the 1990 Lionel Trilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children. 


Andrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and  has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the 1990 Lionel Trilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children. 

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  • Title The Portable Abraham Lincoln
  • Author Abraham Lincoln; Introduction by Andrew Delbanco; Andrew Delbanco (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Bct ]
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, New York, New York
  • Date 2009-01-27
  • Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143105640 / 0143105647
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 7.96 x 0.72 in (19.81 x 20.22 x 1.83 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects Lincoln, Abraham, United States - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008032452
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

"[An] excellent, thoughtfully presented selection . . . The ironic intelligence and sharp sense of purpose, the wit, lucidity, and emotional force come through with an undiminished and chastening power to make us think and feel."
-Ric Burns, co-producer of PBS's The Civil War

About the author

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the 1990 Lionel Trilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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