TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,Ronald C.
TI  - The eloquent president: a portrait of Lincoln through his words 
SN  - 1400061199 (alk. paper)
AV  - E457.2 .W6155 2005
U1  - 973.7/092B 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Random House
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Eloquence
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Speeches, addresses, etc., American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - American letters
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1861-1865
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-421) and index
N2  - Historian Ronald White examines Lincoln's astonishing oratory and explores his growth as a leader, a communicator, and a man of deepening spiritual conviction. Examining a different speech, address, or public letter in each chapter, White tracks the evolution of Lincoln's rhetoric from the measured, lawyerly tones of the First Inaugural to the haunting, immortal poetry of the Gettysburg Address. As a speaker who appealed not to intellect alone, but also to the hearts and souls of citizens, Lincoln persuaded the nation to follow him during the darkest years of the Civil War. Through the speeches and what surrounded them, we see the full sweep and meaning of the Lincoln presidency.--Publisher
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