The definitive Library of America edition of Lincoln's essential writings, now in a deluxe two-volume boxed set.
Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865) was the sixteenth president of the
United States, guiding the nation through the Civil War before
becoming one of its final vicitims, assasinated at Ford's Theater
in Washington on April 15, 1865, less than a week after the
surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox.
Don E. Fehrenbacher (1920-1997) was professor of history at
Stanford University. He was the author of several books, including
Prelude to Greatness- Lincoln in the 1850's, The Dred Scott Case-
Its Significance in American Law and Politics, and Lincoln in Text
and Context.
"The best selection of Lincoln's writings available today, perhaps the best ever." -- The Christian Science Monitor
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