Lincoln at Cooper Union : the speech that made Abraham Lincoln president
Harold Holzer (Author)
Examines the Cooper Union speech in the context of the 1860 presidential campaign and discusses how Lincoln used it as an opportunity to dispel doubts about his suitability for the presidency
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338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780743224666, 0743224663
53398097
"Abe Lincoln must come"
"So much labor as this"
"Some confusion in the arrangements"
"Much the best portrait"
"Nothing impressive about him"
"The strength of absolute simplicity"
"Such an impression"
"Unable to escape this toil"
"Preserve it for your children."