Great Lincoln documents : historians present treasures from the Gilder Lehrman Collection / with an introduction by Douglas L. Wilson and essays by David W. Blight ... [et al.]
Abraham Lincoln : a timeline. David W. Blight -- "This government can not endure permanently, half slave, half free" : Lincoln and the "House Divided" / Gabor S. Boritt -- "To give all a chance" : Lincoln, abolition, and economic freedom / Lewis E. Lehrman -- That glorious consummation, which my own poor eyes may not last to see" : Lincoln on the abolition of slavery / Allen C. Guelzo -- "In the end you are sure to succeed" : Lincoln on perseverance / Harold Holzer -- Lincoln and disloyalty : the dismissal of an officer in 1862 / Russell F. Weigley -- Lincoln and emancipation : black enfranchisement in 1863 Louisiana / Richard J. Carwardine -- "I begin to see it" : Lincoln the war President / Jams M. McPherson -- Lincoln and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment / Allen C. Guelzo -- Lincoln's second inaugural address / Ronald C. White, Jr. -- "Kin" : Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln / David W. Blight -- Abraham Lincoln : a timeline.
Summary:
"This book explores subjects important to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. It includes a scholarly introduction and a selection of important documents, each with a transcript and brief commentary to place it in historical context."--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.