His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation -- Diana Schaub, Hardcover

An expert analysis of Abraham Lincoln's three most powerful speeches reveals his rhetorical genius and his thoughts on our national character.

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 former 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.

Author: Diana Schaub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 11/23/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.72w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9781250763457

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/06/2021
Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 96

About the Author
Diana Schaub is a professor of political science at Loyola University Maryland and a Visiting Scholar at AEI. She was a member of the President's Council on Bioethics from 2004-2009. A recipient of the Richard M. Weaver Prize for Scholarly Letters, she is the author of Erotic Liberalism, contributing editor of The New Atlantis, and part of the National Affairs publication committee. She writes for The Claremont Review of Books, and serves on the board of directors of the Abraham Lincoln Institute.