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Lincoln's "House Divided" speech and his Gettysburg Address made him an icon. Analysing the ideas and rhetoric in these two crucial speeches, Carl F. Wieck argues that the radical abolitionist movement exerted a significant influence on Lincoln's thought and moral development.

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"Subtle, sophisticated, and persuasive."—Michael Burlingame, Connecticut College
"Expertly written and tightly argued."—Choice
"A well-written and intriguing narrative."—Civil War News



Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Lincoln, Parker, and Abolitionism
2. Concealing Lincoln's Abolitionism
3. Parker and Politicians
4. Lincoln's "House Divided" Revisited
5. What Lincoln Took to Gettysburg
6. The Gettysburg Phrase
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 10/09/2002
      ISBN13: 9780875802992, 978-0875802992
      ISBN10: 0875802990
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Lincoln's "House Divided" speech and his Gettysburg Address made him an icon. Analysing the ideas and rhetoric in these two crucial speeches, Carl F. Wieck argues that the radical abolitionist movement exerted a significant influence on Lincoln's thought and moral development.

      Trade Review

      "Subtle, sophisticated, and persuasive."—Michael Burlingame, Connecticut College
      "Expertly written and tightly argued."—Choice
      "A well-written and intriguing narrative."—Civil War News



      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Lincoln, Parker, and Abolitionism
      2. Concealing Lincoln's Abolitionism
      3. Parker and Politicians
      4. Lincoln's "House Divided" Revisited
      5. What Lincoln Took to Gettysburg
      6. The Gettysburg Phrase
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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