In the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. How did Lincoln define equality? How did he harmonize his rejection of slavery as immoral with his toleration of it where it existed? What were his views on race, and did they change over time? What did freedom mean to him? This unique selection of Lincoln's…mehr
In the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. How did Lincoln define equality? How did he harmonize his rejection of slavery as immoral with his toleration of it where it existed? What were his views on race, and did they change over time? What did freedom mean to him? This unique selection of Lincoln's own words offers readers a chance to explore for themselves how Lincoln understood the prevailing concerns of his America. Professor Simpson provides contextual information in introductions to each of the book's eight chapters and all sixty-four documents are preceded by a brief note.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Brooks D. Simpson is the author of several books on the Civil War and Reconstruction era, including Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of war and Reconstruction, 1861-1868 (1991), The Political Education of Henry Adams (1996), and America's Civil War (1996). He is a professor of history and humanities at Arizona State University.
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Acknowledgments xi Principal Dates in the Life of Abraham Lincoln xii Introduction 1 Chapter One the Monstrous Injustice 1854-1857 7 1.1 Fragment on Slavery (c. 1854-1859) 9 1.2 Speech at Peoria Illinois October 16 1854 (excerpts) 10 1.3 To George Robertson August 15 1855 20 1.4 To Joshua F. Speed August 24 1855 21 1.5 Speech at Springfield Illinois June 26 1857 (excerpts) 25 Chapter Two The Debate with Douglas 1858 28 2.1 Speech at Springfield Illinois June 16 1858 (The "House Divided" Speech) 30 2.2 Speech at Springfield Illinois July 17 1858 (excerpts) 37 2.3 Speech at Freeport Illinois August 27 1858 (Second Lincoln Douglas Debate; excerpt) 38 2.4 Speech at Edwardsville Illinois September 11 1858 (excerpts) 42 2.5 Speech at Charleston Illinois September 18 1858 (Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate; excerpt) 44 2.6 To James N. Brown October 18 1858 46 Chapter Three Stand By Our Principles 1859-1860 48 3.1 Speech at Chicago Illinois March 1 1859 (excerpt) 49 3.2 Speech at Cincinnati Ohio September 17 1859 (excerpts) 52 3.3 Address at Cooper Institute New York City February 27 1860 56 Chapter Four Preserving the Union 1860-1862 73 4.1 To William Kellogg December 11 1860 76 4.2 To John A./ Gilmer December 15 1860 76 4.3 To Thurlow Weed December 17 1860 78 4.4 To Alexander H. Stephens December 22 1860 78 4.5 To James T. Hale January 11 1861 79 4.6 First Inaugural Address March 4 1861 80 4.7 Message to Congress July 4 1861 88 4.8 To Orville H. Browning September 22 1861 101 4.9 First Annual Message December 3 1861 (excerpt) 103 4.10 Message to Congress March 6 1862 105 4.11 Proclamation Revoking David Hunter's Emancipation Order May 19 1862 106 Chapter Five The Winding Road to Emancipation 1862-1863 109 5.1 Remarks to Border State Representatives July 12 1862 113 5.2 Draft of Emancipation Proclamation July 22 1862 115 5.3 To Reverdy Johnson July 26 1862 116 5.4 To Cuthbert Bullitt July 28 1862 117 5.5 To August Belmont July 31 1862 119 5.6 Remarks on Colonization to Black Ministers August 14 1862 120 5.7 To Horace Greeley August 22 1862 125 5.8 Reply to Chicago emancipation Memorial September 13 1862 (excerpts) 126 5.9 Preliminary emancipation Proclamation September 22 1862 129 5.10 To Benjamin F. Butler et al. October 14 1862 131 5.11 Second Annual Message December 1 1862 (excerpts) 132 5.12 Emancipation Proclamation January 1 1863 142 5.13 To John A. McClernand January 8 1863 144 Chapter Six A New birth of Freedom 1863 146 6.1 To Andrew Johnson March 26 1863 148 6.2 Order of Retaliation July 30 1863 149 6.3 To Nathaniel P. Banks August 5 1863 149 6.4 To James C. Conkling August 26 1863 151 6.5 To Salmon P. Chase September 2 1863 155 6.6 To Andrew Johnson September 11 1863 156 6.7 To Nathaniel P. Banks November 5 1863 157 6.8 Gettysburg Address November 19 1863 158 Chapter Seven Revolution Reconstruction and Reelection 1863-1864 159 7.1 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction December 8 1863 161 7.2 Third Annual Message December 8 1863 (excerpt) 164 7.3 To Alpheus Lewis January 23 1864 168 7.4 To Michael Hahn March 13 1864 169 7.5 To Albert G. Hodges April 4 1864 170 7.6 Address at Baltimore Maryland April 18 1864 172 7.7 Proclamation Concerning Reconstruction July 8 1864 175 7.8 To Charles D. Robinson August 17 1864 176 7.9 Draft of Letter to Isaac M. Schermerhorn September 12 1864 179 7.10 To Henry W. Hoffman October 10 1864 180 7.11 Response to Serenade November 10 1864 181 Chapter Eight With Malice Toward None 1864-1865 183 8.1 Fourth Annual Message December 6 1864 (excerpts) 185 8.2 Response to Serenade February 1 1865 189 8.3 Proposed Message to Congress February 5 1865 190 8.4 Second Inaugural Address March 4 1865 192 8.5 Speech to the 140th Indiana Regiment March 17 1865 193 8.6 To John A. Campbell April 5 1865 195 8.7 Speech on Reconstruction April 11 1865 196 Selected Bibliography 201 Index 203
Acknowledgments xi Principal Dates in the Life of Abraham Lincoln xii Introduction 1 Chapter One the Monstrous Injustice 1854-1857 7 1.1 Fragment on Slavery (c. 1854-1859) 9 1.2 Speech at Peoria Illinois October 16 1854 (excerpts) 10 1.3 To George Robertson August 15 1855 20 1.4 To Joshua F. Speed August 24 1855 21 1.5 Speech at Springfield Illinois June 26 1857 (excerpts) 25 Chapter Two The Debate with Douglas 1858 28 2.1 Speech at Springfield Illinois June 16 1858 (The "House Divided" Speech) 30 2.2 Speech at Springfield Illinois July 17 1858 (excerpts) 37 2.3 Speech at Freeport Illinois August 27 1858 (Second Lincoln Douglas Debate; excerpt) 38 2.4 Speech at Edwardsville Illinois September 11 1858 (excerpts) 42 2.5 Speech at Charleston Illinois September 18 1858 (Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate; excerpt) 44 2.6 To James N. Brown October 18 1858 46 Chapter Three Stand By Our Principles 1859-1860 48 3.1 Speech at Chicago Illinois March 1 1859 (excerpt) 49 3.2 Speech at Cincinnati Ohio September 17 1859 (excerpts) 52 3.3 Address at Cooper Institute New York City February 27 1860 56 Chapter Four Preserving the Union 1860-1862 73 4.1 To William Kellogg December 11 1860 76 4.2 To John A./ Gilmer December 15 1860 76 4.3 To Thurlow Weed December 17 1860 78 4.4 To Alexander H. Stephens December 22 1860 78 4.5 To James T. Hale January 11 1861 79 4.6 First Inaugural Address March 4 1861 80 4.7 Message to Congress July 4 1861 88 4.8 To Orville H. Browning September 22 1861 101 4.9 First Annual Message December 3 1861 (excerpt) 103 4.10 Message to Congress March 6 1862 105 4.11 Proclamation Revoking David Hunter's Emancipation Order May 19 1862 106 Chapter Five The Winding Road to Emancipation 1862-1863 109 5.1 Remarks to Border State Representatives July 12 1862 113 5.2 Draft of Emancipation Proclamation July 22 1862 115 5.3 To Reverdy Johnson July 26 1862 116 5.4 To Cuthbert Bullitt July 28 1862 117 5.5 To August Belmont July 31 1862 119 5.6 Remarks on Colonization to Black Ministers August 14 1862 120 5.7 To Horace Greeley August 22 1862 125 5.8 Reply to Chicago emancipation Memorial September 13 1862 (excerpts) 126 5.9 Preliminary emancipation Proclamation September 22 1862 129 5.10 To Benjamin F. Butler et al. October 14 1862 131 5.11 Second Annual Message December 1 1862 (excerpts) 132 5.12 Emancipation Proclamation January 1 1863 142 5.13 To John A. McClernand January 8 1863 144 Chapter Six A New birth of Freedom 1863 146 6.1 To Andrew Johnson March 26 1863 148 6.2 Order of Retaliation July 30 1863 149 6.3 To Nathaniel P. Banks August 5 1863 149 6.4 To James C. Conkling August 26 1863 151 6.5 To Salmon P. Chase September 2 1863 155 6.6 To Andrew Johnson September 11 1863 156 6.7 To Nathaniel P. Banks November 5 1863 157 6.8 Gettysburg Address November 19 1863 158 Chapter Seven Revolution Reconstruction and Reelection 1863-1864 159 7.1 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction December 8 1863 161 7.2 Third Annual Message December 8 1863 (excerpt) 164 7.3 To Alpheus Lewis January 23 1864 168 7.4 To Michael Hahn March 13 1864 169 7.5 To Albert G. Hodges April 4 1864 170 7.6 Address at Baltimore Maryland April 18 1864 172 7.7 Proclamation Concerning Reconstruction July 8 1864 175 7.8 To Charles D. Robinson August 17 1864 176 7.9 Draft of Letter to Isaac M. Schermerhorn September 12 1864 179 7.10 To Henry W. Hoffman October 10 1864 180 7.11 Response to Serenade November 10 1864 181 Chapter Eight With Malice Toward None 1864-1865 183 8.1 Fourth Annual Message December 6 1864 (excerpts) 185 8.2 Response to Serenade February 1 1865 189 8.3 Proposed Message to Congress February 5 1865 190 8.4 Second Inaugural Address March 4 1865 192 8.5 Speech to the 140th Indiana Regiment March 17 1865 193 8.6 To John A. Campbell April 5 1865 195 8.7 Speech on Reconstruction April 11 1865 196 Selected Bibliography 201 Index 203
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