Includes some 100 quotations about war and peace and faith and other consequential matters from America's 16th president. The series look features a classic portrait of the author on the front cover with his signature printed below in gold foil.

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Ten facsimile reproductions of issues of Harper's Weekly published during the Civil War. Each highlights a different important moment of the Civil War. The issues are chock-a-block with news, commentary, images, political cartoons, and advertisements, giving not only the important moments of Civil War America but also some of the mundane details that make history fascinating.

Headlines:
Lincoln Elected!
South Carolina Succeeds
The War Begins
Coverage of the Jeff Davis Inauguration
The Emancipation
Wall Street Bubble
National Debt Reaches $1 Billion
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln Accepts National Union Nomination and Platform
Rumors of Peace†

$24.95

Five selected facsimile issues of Harper's Weekly from the Civil War. Each sampler may have different issues. Each issue is packed with:
• News and Illustrations from the Battlefield
• Editorials on Events of the Week
• Profiles and Portraits of Military Commanders
• Domestic Intelligence
• Foreign News
• Stories, Poems, and Culture
• Political Cartoons
• Advertisements

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After the Revolutionary War, American sailors lost the protection of Britain's Royal Navy and were easy prey for the pirates of the North African coast, who captured ships and cargo, enslaved crew, and demanded ransom from the U.S. Motivated by these events, Royall Tyler, the first American-born playwright, poet, and novelist, wrote "The Algerine Captive." Originally published anonymously in 1797, it tells the tale of fictitious Boston native Dr. Updike Underhill, his capture by Barbary pirates, and their efforts to convert him to their Muslim faith. Written in an entertaining and satiric style that predated Mark Twain, Tyler's novel reveals his patriotic pride and anti-slavery beliefs. His comments on the religious and cultural divide between Western and Islamic beliefs of the day still resonate today.

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