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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION: LiteraryArtist or Speaker? 1 / "ANYPOOR MAN'S SON": The Public Image of Lincoln 4 II ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S "LITTLE ENGINE": His Political Speaking, 1854-1860 15 III "KINDLY LET ME BE SILENT": A Reluctant Lincoln 37 IV "A REMORSELESS ANALYZER": Lincoln's Speech Preparation 48 V THE FIRST INAUGURALADDRESS: A Study of Strategy and Persuasion 67 VI THE LASTING QUALITIES OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS 81 VII "WITH CHARITY FOR ALL": The Second Inaugural Address as Persuasion 88 VIII "PENETRATING AND FAR-REACHING": Lincoln's Voice 96 IX "AWESTERN MAN": Lincoln's Appearance and Delivery 104 INDEX 117 This page intentionally left blank ...

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