The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and SpeechesWorld Publishing Company, 1965 - 265 pages This is H. Jack Lang's original selection of Abraham Lincoln's most interesting speeches and letters, from his first public position as postmaster in Illinois to the highest political office in the land. We read his witty testimonials, sharp commentaries, clever social correspondence, astute handling of angry generals and cabinet officers, and above all, his wisdom in motivating political supporters and defusing challengers -- all of which show a sagacity in politics, an eloquence of simple rhetoric, and an invariable gentlemanliness rarely seen in public life today. Lincoln was the first of the "great communicator" presidents. His words are as much alive today as when he uttered them 150 years ago. - Back cover. |
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... written in charcoal , on the small area he was able to scrape clean on the back of a wood shovel . Paper was a ... writing and reading were done out loud . Lincoln never gave up this habit of reading out loud as he wrote , and as William ...
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... writing , that for all true , manly purposes of writing , there are passages in his state papers that could not be better put - they are absolutely perfect . They are brief , condensed , intense , and with a power of insight and ...
... writing , that for all true , manly purposes of writing , there are passages in his state papers that could not be better put - they are absolutely perfect . They are brief , condensed , intense , and with a power of insight and ...
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... written to Kentuckians — the first to Joshua Speed in 1855 and this one to A. G. Hodges nine years later . LETTER TO A. G. HODGES Executive Mansion , April 4 , 1864 Y DEAR SIR : MY You ask me to put in writing the sub- stance of what I ...
... written to Kentuckians — the first to Joshua Speed in 1855 and this one to A. G. Hodges nine years later . LETTER TO A. G. HODGES Executive Mansion , April 4 , 1864 Y DEAR SIR : MY You ask me to put in writing the sub- stance of what I ...
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POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To Judge Stephen T Logan | 25 |
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