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Author:

Holzer, Harold.

Title:

Lincoln at Cooper Union : the speech that made Abraham Lincoln president / Harold Holzer.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865.--Cooper Institute speech.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Oratory.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Views on slavery.
United States--Politics and government--1857-1861.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--New York.--New York.
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Political career before 1861.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-322) and index.

Contents:

"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".

ISBN:

9780743224666
0743224663

LCCN:

2003063344

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

FRPA224 -- Volga Public Library (Volga)