The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln: Volume 1: 1832-1843

Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserved the Union, and ended slavery. He issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and promoted the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery. This edition contains Volume One of the Selected Papers and Writings of Mr. Lincoln...