Lincoln – Speeches & Writings (2 Volume Box Set) – ‘Speeches & Writings 1832 – 1858’, ‘Speeches & Writings 1859 – 1865’

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nation’s understanding of its most terrible conflict. These two volumes, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 and Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, comprise the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings–including the Inaugural and Gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to Mrs. Bixby–record the words and deeds with which Lincoln defended, preserved, and redefined the Union.