THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY ROY P. BASLER, 9 VOLUMES, 1953?1955

Offered here is this distinguished complete nine-volume History Book Club edition of The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, published by Rutgers University Press for the Abraham Lincoln Association of Springfield, Illinois. This set is in Near Fine, unread condition. Edited by the renowned Lincoln scholar Roy P. Basler, with assistant editors Marion Dolores Pratt and Lloyd A. Dunlap, this monumental documentary collection is one of the foundational reference works in Abraham Lincoln scholarship. The set comprises Volumes I?VIII, covering 1824 through 1865, together with the separate Index volume, providing a comprehensive chronological record of Lincoln's documented writings and public career. The following volumes are in this set; Volume I: 1824?1848, Lincoln's early career, legal and political development, and formative writings. Volume II: 1848?1858, His growing prominence in Illinois politics and emergence as a national political voice. Volume III: 1858?1860, The pivotal years of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the slavery controversy, and his rise to the presidency. Volume IV: 1860?1861, The presidential election, secession crisis, and beginning of his administration. Volume V: 1861?1862, Presidential correspondence and documents from the opening years of the Civil War. Volume VI: 1862?1863, Writings from the crucial middle years of the conflict, including the era of emancipation. Volume VII: 1863?1864, Lincoln's leadership during a defining period of the war and the struggle to preserve the Union. Volume VIII: 1864?1865, His final presidential years, reelection, closing wartime leadership, and last writings. Index Volume, A separate reference volume facilitating research throughout the collection. Acquired from a central Virginia estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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