Abraham Lincoln: A Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings [Hardcover]

Virginia Fehrenbacher (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1964 | ISBN-10: 0804709424 | ISBN-13: 978-0804709422 | Edition: 1

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Kirschs ethnography is compelling on several levels. It is an excellent example of using indigenous frames of reference for understanding contemporary issues of globalization, colonialism and modernization. It is also a groundbreaking approach to the study of indigenous movements that yields alternative interpretations of political relationships and historical events going back to the first contact between European explorers and Melanesian indigenous groups."—Canadian Review of Sociology

"Professor Fehrenbacher has prepared a splendid introduction and notes to a documentary portrait of Lincoln through his speeches and writings. . . . Eminently useful and admirable book which teachers and students at nearly all levels will appreciate."—Kliatt

"This compendium of letters, speeches and public papers of Mr. Lincoln, put together by one of the outstanding Lincoln scholars in our nation, constitutes only one tenth of all Mr. Lincolns published works. Yet, Professor Fehrenbacher has chosen those which are really monumental. . . . Professor Fehrenbachers introduction and head notes for each selection are alone worth the price of the book."—Hobbies

"The book is extremely dense but gracefully written, deeply researched, intellectually ambitious, and historiographically acute in its judgments about other scholars work."—The Americas

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“Professor Fehrenbacher has prepared a splendid introduction and notes to a documentary portrait of Lincoln through his speeches and writings. . . . Eminently useful and admirable book which teachers and students at nearly all levels will appreciate.”—Kliatt
“This compendium of letters, speeches and public papers of Mr. Lincoln, put together by one of the outstanding Lincoln scholars in our nation, constitutes only one tenth of all Mr. Lincoln’s published works. Yet, Professor Fehrenbacher has chosen those which are really monumental. . . . Professor Fehrenbacher’s introduction and head notes for each selection are alone worth the price of the book.”—Hobbies

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804709424
• ISBN-13: 978-0804709422
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,782,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)