This book is a collection of best speeches by one of the tallest leaders of America. All these speeches have been selected to give glimpse of this great personality. Even in 21st Century all leaders around the world look upon him for inspiration.
All his speeches are very lucid and consist of inspiring prose, which are full of wit and humour. Students and pupil at large will enjoy reading all these speeches by Abraham Lincoln.

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Contents

Editorial — 5

1. Lincoln’s First Public Speech from an Address to the People of Sangamon County, March 9, 1832 — 19

2. From an Address before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1837 — 21

3. From an Address before the Washingtonian — Temperance Society, Springfield, Illinois, February 22, 1842 — 27

4. A Fragment on Slavery, July 1854 — 31

5. Mr. Lincoln’s Speech May 19, 1856 — 32

6. From his Speech on the Dred Scott Decision, Springfield, Illinois, June 26, 1857 — 55

7. “A House Divided against itself cannot Stand” on Lincoln’s Nomination to the United States —  Senate, Springfield, Illinois, June 17, 1858 — 64

8. From a Speech at Springfield, Illinois, July 17, 1858 — 74

9. From Lincoln’s Reply to Douglas in the First Joint — Debate at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858 — 78

10. Notes for Speeches, October 1858 — 89

11. From a Speech at Columbus, Ohio, on the Slave — Trade, Popular Sovereignty, etc.  September 16, 1859 — 95

12. From a Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the — Intentions of “Black Republicans,” the Relation of Labour and Capital, etc. September 17, 1859 — 100

13. From an Address Delivered at Cooper Institute, New York, February 27, 1860 — 106

14. From his Address to the Legislature at Columbus,  Ohio, February 13, 1861 — 118

15. From his Remarks at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1861 — 120

16. From his Speech at Trenton to the Senate of New Jersey, February 21, 1861 — 123

17. Address in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, February 22, 1861 — 125

18. First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 — 127

19. From his First Message to Congress, at the Special Session, July 4, 1861 — 139

20. From his Message to Congress at its Regular Session, December 3, 1861 — 149

21. Lincoln’s Proclamation revoking General Hunter’s Order setting the Slaves free May 19, —  1862 — 153

22. Appeal to the Border States in behalf of Compensated Emancipation, July 12, 1862 — 155

23. From his Reply to the Chicago Committee of United Religious Denominations September 13, —  1862 — 158

24. From the Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862 — 162

25. Address at the Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg November 19, 1863 — 167

Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States was born in February 1809, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He played in key role in passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which ended slavery in America. Prior to his election as President in 1860, he had successful careers as a lawyer and politician in Illinois, serving several terms in the state legislature and one in the US House of Representatives. He also holds the distinction of being the only US President to receive a patent; in 1849, he designed a system for lifting riverboats off sandbars.
Lincoln won the 1860 election and was inaugurated as President in March of 1861. He set up a national banking system while he was President. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. He died the next day on April 15, 1865. On the day he was shot, Lincoln told his bodyguard that he had dreamt he would be assassinated.