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The Lincoln Bicentennial Collection: 3-volume box set

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Back in 1989 I purchased the two volumes from The Library of America of Abraham Lincoln's speeches, letters, and miscellaneous writings. The volume 1832-1858 also offers the Lincoln-Douglas Debates while the 2nd volume, 1859-1865, offers presidential messages and proclamations. These two volumes having approx 1600 pages are taken from The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy Basler.

Having several volumes from The Library of America, I welcome new books as they arrive in their catalog, feeling their goal of preserving and placing in front of American readers many of our important American writers a very worthy endeavor. An endeavor very much needed but neglected until The Library of America took up their publishing project in the early 1980s. I have just read a review claiming that The Library of America sometimes introduces 'politics' into their choice of books, materials, or authors, yet in over several decades of buying their books, I have not found that to be true, nor do I believe that accusation.

If you are an American and wish to read American authors as their manuscripts existed in the originals as the author wanted them published, then you can do no better than books from The Library of America. All books are printed on acid free paper, bound and sewn to stand up to multiple readings. The price can be lofty for books, yet today all books are rather expensive, be that as it may, Library of American gives good value for your cost.

Semper Fi.

In recognition of Lincoln's 200th birthday, the Library of America is re-releasing Lincoln's essential Speeches and Writings collection. This set also comes with a newly published book, "The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now," edited by Harold Holzer. He currently serves as co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and just finished "Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861", which was a great read, I may add.

This item is a must have for anyone interested in our 16Th president. Contained in this 3 volume set is every speech and collected writings of Abraham Lincoln that still exist. While the first 2 volumes deal with Lincoln's speeches and writings the 3rd volume is a collection of writings from 100 authors sharing their thoughts on Lincoln himself. Harold Holzer, a very well known and respected author, has done a splendid job of bringing these three volumes together into one box set offering that will grace any home library. More than just a reference source it is entertaining as well.

Why would anyone buy a set of books for over $60 without some sort of detailed description that tells the buyer what it is he is buying? The Amazon Website really misses the mark. They run a book store where all you can see is the cover of the book and the price! If there are no reader reviews (which are not necessarily always reliable or helpful), how can you determine whether a book or books is of interest?