The Gettysburg Address and Other Writings - Tapa dura

The Gettysburg Address and Other Writings: Deluxe Edition is a pocket-sized collection of Abraham Lincoln's best-known writings. It features the full text of the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, his two inaugural addresses, and more. Bound in elegant bonded leather, and featuring distinctive gilt-edging, this decorative volume puts one of the most important documents in American history in the palm of your hand.  This deluxe edition also features an 11" x 14" parchmented facsimile of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln's own handwriting, suitable for framing.  

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth president of the United States of America. His Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was integral to the abolition of slavery in the United States, and the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution in 1865. Lincoln served as president for the duration of the American Civil War, and his Gettysburg Address is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was shot by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth and died the following day.