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Lincoln's Sword

Douglas L. Wilson

How did an Illinois politician doubted by the literary establishment become a writer whose words shaped public opinion and the success of his policies?

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Author
Douglas L. Wilson

Why read it

  • You will see how a leader can use plain, clear writing to shape what a divided public believes
  • You will pick up how to put a hard decision into words people remember
  • You will learn how a person underrated at first can earn respect through the quality of his work

Who it is for

  • A leader or speechwriter who must explain tough choices to the public
  • Someone who writes at work and wants to move readers
  • A reader who likes Lincoln and wants the craft behind the words

Contents

  1. Douglas L. Wilson LINCOLN’S SWORD
  2. Prologue
  3. CHAPTER ONE
  4. Springfield Farewell
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. A Long Foreground
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. A Custom as Old as the Government
  9. CHAPTER FOUR
  10. The Message of July 4, 1861
  11. CHAPTER FIVE
  12. Proclaiming Emancipation
  13. CHAPTER SIX
  14. Public Opinion
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN
  16. Rising with Each New Effort
  17. CHAPTER EIGHT
  18. The Gettysburg Address
  19. I. T HE E LECTRIC C ORD
  20. II. A N A RCHITECTURE OF I TS O WN
  21. CHAPTER NINE
  22. A Truth That Needed to Be Told
  23. Epilogue: A Notable Elevation of Thought
  24. Appendix
  25. Lincoln’s Postdelivery Revisions of the Gettysburg Address

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