Lee, New School History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's inaugural, p.261)
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Title
Lee, New School History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's inaugural, p.261)
Subject
-American Civil War
-Schoolbooks
-Schoolbooks
Description
Passage where the author introduces Lincoln's Inaugural address.
Creator
Susan Pendleton Lee
Source
B. F. Johnson publishing Company
Publisher
Harvard University, Google Books (digitized)
Date
1900
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: no mention of slavery, exclusive focus on issue of force/coercion, lists Lincoln's address as number 1 in a section titled "causes of the war."
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Original Format
Passage from a textbook.
Files
Citation
Susan Pendleton Lee, “Lee, New School History of the United States (excerpt on Lincoln's inaugural, p.261),” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 23, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/316.