4/4 His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, by Diana Schaub

Photo:  The Lyceum Address, delivered to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois on January 27, 1838, entitled "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions". In his speech, Lincoln warned that mobs or people who disrespected U.S. laws and courts could destroy the United States. He went on to say the Constitution and rule of law in the United States are "the political religion of our nation."  Here: An 1860 lithograph of a young Lincoln at around the age when he gave the speech

4/4   His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, by Diana Schaub  Hardcover – November 23, 2021

Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced through three speeches: the Lyceum Address, the Gettysburg Address, and the Second Inaugural. The latter two are well-known, enshrined forever on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The first is much less familiar to most, written a quarter-century before his presidency, when he was a 28-year-old Illinois state legislator.

In His Greatest Speeches, Professor Diana Schaub offers a brilliant, line-by-line analysis of these timeless works, placing them in historical context and explaining the brilliance behind their rhetoric. The result is a complete vision of Lincoln’s worldview that is sure to fascinate and inspire general readers and history buffs alike. This book is a wholly original resource for considering the difficult questions of American purpose and identity, questions that are no less contentious or essential today than they were a century and a half ago