Quotes and Images from the Writings of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971, and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. Quotes and Images from the Writings of Abraham Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln. Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Language: English. Class: E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865). Release Date: Aug 29, 2004

Editor's review

This book is a collection of quotations and images from the writings of Abraham Lincoln, compiled by Project Gutenberg and classified under the history of the American Civil War period. Rather than offering a continuous biographical narrative, it gathers representative passages from Lincoln's writings and supplements them with images, allowing readers to approach the American president's modes of expression and intellectual concerns through firsthand textual fragments. For readers who need to cite Lincoln's own words, prepare speeches, or give history classroom presentations, this kind of compilation is quite practical: the passages are short, the sources clear, and the material easy to search and verify. The visual materials also add to the immediacy of the reading experience. It should be noted that excerpts removed from their original context are best understood by returning to the historical background of the specific speech or letter, lest they be read out of context. Overall, this is a portable reference book of quotations, suitable as a supplementary reader for the study of American history rather than a substitute for a complete biography or collection of historical sources.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Students of American history who need Lincoln's own words for classroom presentations or assignments
Speechwriters and writing enthusiasts looking for concise, forceful English sentences for reference
General readers interested in Lincoln's life and Civil War-era expression who want light exposure to primary texts
Teachers and reading group leaders who need short historical materials that are easy to distribute

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking a complete biography of Lincoln or a continuous historical narrative
Serious researchers who need detailed annotations and historical contextualization
Readers who are not comfortable with the English original and expect a Chinese translation

Reading tips

Group the quotations by theme, such as liberty, union, war, and reconciliation, to compare Lincoln's expression across different periods
For each quotation, try to identify which speech or letter it comes from, then read the surrounding context to avoid taking it out of context
Read alongside a basic timeline of the American Civil War, placing the passages at their historical moments to understand their weight
Select several quotations to read aloud and appreciate the rhythm and rhetoric of nineteenth-century public address

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Does this book contain Lincoln's complete speeches?

No. It is a compilation of quotations and images, selecting short passages from Lincoln's writings and pairing them with images; it is not a complete collection of speeches or letters. To study a particular speech, one still needs to consult the full text and related historical sources.

Are the sources of the quotations indicated?

The materials do not specify how the source of each quotation is indicated. When reading, note whether the book includes titles or bibliographic information; for rigorous citation, it is advisable to verify the original text and context against an authoritative complete edition of Lincoln's speeches and letters.

Is this book suitable for citation in historical research?

It can serve as an auxiliary tool for locating passages, but it should not be used as the sole basis. Academic citation should return to the complete original text and a reliable edition for verification, and should take into account the possible misunderstanding caused by removing quotations from context.

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Author

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American political figure, best known for leading the nation through the Civil War and for advancing the abolition of slavery during his presidency. This site holds 23 of his works, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and several volumes of his papers and writings, many of which center on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, wartime political decisions, and his speeches. These texts are marked by clear, restrained, and forceful expression, offering both a sense of the historical moment and Lincoln's commitment to Union and freedom. Public information is limited; this note draws only on the works in the collection to outline his subjects and influence, without unverified personal details.