Lincoln at Cooper Union by Harold Holzer
Winner of the Lincoln PrizeLincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president. Delivered in New York in February 1860, the Cooper Union speech dispelled doubts about Lincoln's suitability for the presidency and reassured conservatives of his moderation while reaffirming his opposition to slavery to Republican progressives.
Award-winning Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer places Lincoln and his speech in the context of the times -- an era of racism, politicized journalism, and public oratory as entertainment -- and shows how the candidate framed the speech as an opportunity to continue his famous "debates" with his archrival Democrat Stephen A. Douglas on the question of slavery.
Holzer describes the enormous risk Lincoln took by appearing in New York, where he exposed himself to the country's most critical audience and took on Republican Senator William Henry Seward of New York, the front runner, in his own backyard. Then he recounts a brilliant and innovative public relations campaign, as Lincoln took the speech "on the road" in his successful quest for the presidency.
Harold Holzer is a New-York Historical Society Roger Hertog Fellow and one of the country's foremost experts on Lincoln and the Civil War era's political culture. He being the chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and the author, co-author, or editor of 47 books, the most recent of which is Lincoln and the Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743299640 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743299647 |
| Title | Lincoln at Cooper Union |
| Author | Harold Holzer |
| Series | Simon And Schuster Lincoln Library |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2006-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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