By Eric Foner and Olivia Mahoney 1990, Soft cover, 179 pages, Black and White photographs and drawings throughout. A House Divided is published in conjunction with a major exhibition on the Civil War era at the Chicago Historical Society. Including some six hundred artifacts and images from the Society’s vast collections, the exhibition examines the institution of slavery, explores the economic development of the antebellum North and West, traces the rise of the antislavery movement and the sectional political controversies that led to war, and treats the Civil War both as a bloody military confrontation and as a catalyst of far-reaching changes in American life. To view the Chicago History Museum's web exhibition on this topic click here to connect with the Chicago History Museum. 8669$24.95

Abraham Lincoln: Great SpeechesRepresentative collection of 16 masterly orations, correspondence, including "House Divided" speech at the Republican State Convention (1858), the First Inaugural Address (1861), the Gettysburg Address (1863), the Letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864), expressing regret over the wartime deaths of her 5 sons, and the Second Inaugural Address (1865). Softcover, 128 pages 5 3/16 x 8 1/4 8154$2.00

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