The Complete Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln, Abraham
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Various writings by Abraham Lincoln from 1832 to 1865, during the course of his extensive career as a lawyer, statesman, and president of the United States, are collected here. The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address are two of the most important written pronouncements in American history from the man who guided the country through the Civil War and into its Reconstruction. In addition to personal letters covering a variety of issues, such as depression and adolescence, these works also include telegrams to wartime generals and politicians.

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Various writings by Abraham Lincoln from 1832 to 1865, during the course of his extensive career as a lawyer, statesman, and president of the United States, are collected here. The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address are two of the most important written pronouncements in American history from the man who guided the country through the Civil War and into its Reconstruction. In addition to personal letters covering a variety of issues, such as depression and adolescence, these works also include telegrams to wartime generals and politicians.
Autorenporträt
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth president of the United States and a pioneer in abolishing slavery. Lincoln was born into poverty in Hardin County, Kentucky. As a young man, he fought in the Black Hawk War, during which he made strong political connections. In 1834, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party. He then devoted much of his time to studying law, which eventually led to his single term in the United States House of Representatives. In 1856, Lincoln joined the Republican Party, using his position as a platform to speak against slavery in the Confederacy. Four years later, he was elected president. The Civil War erupted shortly after. In 1862, Lincoln delivered his famous Emancipation Proclamation, successfully freeing slaves in the Confederacy. Lincoln penned many more speeches and essays, most famously his Gettysburg Address. John Wilkes Booth, a Confederacy sympathizer, assassinated Lincoln at the Ford's Theatre in 1865.