For someone who claimed he had been educated by "littles" — a little now and a little then — Abraham Lincoln displayed a remarkable facility in his use of the written word. The simple yet memorable eloquence of his speeches; proclamations and personal correspondence is recorded here in a representative collection of 16 documents.This volume contains; complete and unabridged; the Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield; Illinois (1838); which emphasized a theme Lincoln was to return to repeatedly; namely; the capacity of a people to govern themselves; the "House Divided" speech at the Republican State Convention in Illinois (1858); the First Inaugural Address (1861); in which he appealed to the people of an already divided union for sectional harmony; the Gettysburg Address (1863); a speech delivered at ceremonies dedicating a part of the Gettysburg battlefield as a cemetery; the Letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864); expressing Lincoln's regrets over the wartime deaths of her five sons; the Second Inaugural Address (March 1865); urging a post-war nation to "bind up its wounds" and show "charity for all"; and his Last Public Address (April 11; 1865). New notes place the speeches and other documents in their respective historical contexts.An invaluable reference for history students; this important volume will also fascinate admirers of Abraham Lincoln; Americana enthusiasts; Civil War buffs and any lover of the finely crafted phrase. Includes two selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "Gettysburg Address" and "Second Inaugural Address."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Tallulahbrilliant book6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Enlightening for both reader and writerBy Helen S. AndrewsLight From the Ashes arrived as I was watching the latest news about the U.S.'s war against terrorism. I have often wondered if war were declared on the U.S.; as it has been declared on so many other nations during my lifetime; how I would "survive." I fear the struggle to survive almost as much as I fear death. Light From the Ashes gives new insight into what it takes to survive war; deprivation; persecution and other horrors of war and holocaust. While many who survived the Nazi Holocaust as adults have written and spoken of their experience and its affect on their remaining years; few; if any have spoken and written of the experience as a child or adolescent. This collection of how those early experiences may have shaped the choice of career in the social sciences is monumental is helping me understand the term "survivor." The essays are literate but completely comprehensible to the layman. The insights into the life of each contributor and editor (also a contributor) comes to light in some cases because they were asked to participate in this volume. It is a timely work; and; I am sad to say; will probably never be out of context in our world.
