Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address

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Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address

03-16-2023, 02:13 AM

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Rob Wick Offline

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RE: Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address

Ronald White wrote a book called "Lincoln's Greatest Speech" specifically about the second inaugural. Also, Douglas Wilson wrote "Lincoln's Sword" which is a more generalized study of his use of words. Those are the two that immediately come to mind.

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