Thomas Wentworth Higginson, History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.513)
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Title
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.513)
Subject
-American Civil War
-Schoolbooks
-Schoolbooks
Description
Passage where the author introduces Lincoln's Inaugural address.
Creator
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William MacDonald
Source
Harper & Brothers
Publisher
Harvard University, Google Books (digitized)
Date
1905
Contributor
Jacob Anderson
Rights
Public
Language
English
Type
Books: Textbooks published for public education
Identifier
This excerpt serves as one example of how different historians interpret/describe Lincoln's first inaugural address. Note: entire passage about slavery quote and defining the war as "not about slavery."
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Original Format
Passage from a textbook.
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Citation
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William MacDonald, “Thomas Wentworth Higginson, History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's Inaugural, p.513),” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 18, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/314.