Lincoln's Letters and Lincoln's Prose
The Private Man and the Warrior & Major Works by a Great American Writer

Leadership And Eloquence This is the second volume of the Library of America Project devoted to the works of Abraham Lincoln. It covers the period after the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and includes many of the records of the Lincoln Presidency and the Civil War. The standard Lincoln materials are include......more

Lincoln couldn't write a bad letter. I kept my Ipad handy throughout this book so I could look up people and events I knew a little about but wanted to know more about because of Lincoln's letters (and the skimpy notes). I loved this book.......more

Read extended selections from this book as part of a greater investigation into historical precedents regarding moral injustice, particularly in light of today's abortion, IVF, and surrogacy debates. While time and context ensure that no two political eras are identical, this well-organized compilat......more

6 stars out of 5 I wish I could find a word to fully express my feelings about this Library of America volume. But I can’t, it’s that good (oh, wait, I guess that is a word 😂😂😂) If only the U.S. could find and elect a President with at least 1/4th the moral, literary, and principled brilliance of Linc......more

It's solid for research and primary source work, but there's so many speeches in here that are relatively mundane that it's not much for a source of inspiration or a page turner. Still, great speeches are in this book though.......more