Abraham Lincoln: In His Own Words

✍ Scribed by David Zarefsky

• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 72
• Edition: Great Courses #877
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A century and a half after his death, the cadence, argument, and power of Abraham Lincoln's speeches still stir the heart of any American who encounters them.

The speeches of Abraham Lincoln are a precious inheritance for all Americans, and for all the world. As he led the nation through its gravest crisis, Lincoln emerged as a master of eloquence without equal.

This series of 24 lectures examines the rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln—the public messages in which Lincoln evolved his views on slavery and the Union and by which he sought to persuade others.