Great Speeches: Abraham Lincoln

I work for a school corporation and every fall we have two days off for Fall Break. On one Fall Break I decided to go visit Springfield, ILL and the home of Abraham Lincoln. On my last day in Springfield I went looking throught he gift shop at Lincoln's Home and I found this book. It was only $2.00 and it contains most of Mr. Lincoln's famous speeches. A book I just had to have. Lincoln was a very intelegent man for being mostly "self" taught and it shows through his writings and speeches. In reading these speeches it gave me a more clear look into what Mr. Lincoln had invisioned for The United States during his presidencial time.

This is a 113 page paperback book and it contains the folloing speeches, letters, and proclomations:

The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838

The President Question: Speech in the United States House of Representatives, July 27, 1848

A House Divided: Speech Delivered at Springfield, Illinois, at the Close of the Republican State Convention, June 16, 1858

Last Speech in Springfield, Illinois, in the 1858 Campaign, October 30, 1858

Address at Cooper Institute, New York, February 11, 1861

First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

Message To Congress in Special Session, July 4, 1861

Proclamation of a National Fast-Day, August 12, 1861

Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862

Final Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863

Proclamation for Thanksgiving, October 3, 1863

Letter to Mrs. Bixby, November 21, 1864

Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865

Last Public Speech, April 11, 1865