1861-1865

Presents a collection of speeches, addresses, and letters written by Abraham Lincoln including his message to a special session of Congress in July 1861, his First Inaugural Address in 1862, the Gettysburg Address, and blends history and biography of the sixteenth president.

Presents an analysis of Abraham Lincoln's personality and reputation drawn from primary documents, speeches, editorials and newspaper accounts, private letters, and statements from abolitionists and slaveholders, soldiers, and others who knew him.

Draws on personal and newspaper accounts, diary records, and folklore to present double portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman, discussing how the two became kindred spirits, despite their profound differences in position and circumstance during the Civil War.

Discusses Melville's Battle-Pieces, a book of poems that chronicles the Civil War from John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry through Lincoln's assassination.

Examines the political theories of Abraham Lincoln and discusses the legacy of his presidential term.

A biography of President Abraham Lincoln that describes his early life and political career, challenges as President of the United States during the Civil War, his stand against slavery, assassination, and legacy.

Analyzes Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, given on March 4, 1865, discussing how the speech reflected Lincoln's views on slavery, race, and religion.

Presents a history of Abraham Lincoln, the genesis of the United States Republican Party, the debate on slavery, and the Civil War in the early to middle nineteenth century.

A chronicle, complete with maps, portraits, and other Civil War illustrations, detailing President Abraham Lincoln's historic Second Inaugural Address.