02320cam a2200337 i 4500 517283423 TxAuBib 20211213120000.0 210605s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021027559 9781250763457 HRD 27.99 1250763452 HRD 27.99 TxAuBib rda Schaub, Diana. His greatest speeches [BOOK] : how Lincoln moved the nation / Diana Schaub. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021. xiii, 204 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. A note on the texts -- The Lyceum Address : 1787 and reverence for the Constitution and laws -- The Gettysburg Address : 1776 and devotion to the Declaration -- The Second Inaugural : 1619 and charity for all -- Appendix: The texts. Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through three speeches: the Lyceum Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The latter two are well-known, enshrined forever on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The former is much less familiar to most, written a quarter century before his presidency, when he was a 28 year-old Illinois state legislator. In His Greatest Speeches, Professor Diana Schaub offers a brilliant line-by-line analysis of these timeless works, placing them in historical context and explaining the brilliance behind their rhetoric. Provided by publisher. 20211213. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Oratory. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Gettysburg address. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Second inaugural address. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Perpetuation of our political institutions. Speeches, addresses, etc., American History and criticism.