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Lincoln at Gettysburg : the words that remade America
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- Summary
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Examination of the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame breathing new life into the words and revealing much about the President.
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- Creator
- Garry Wills
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Simon & Schuster, [1992]
- ©1992
- Physical Details
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- 317 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 0671769561, 9780671769567, 0671867423, 9780671867423, 9780743299633, 0743299639
- OCLC
- ocm25281810
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-304)-and indexes.
- 1. Oratory of the Greek revival -- 2. Gettysburg and the culture of death -- 3. The transcendental declaration -- 4. Revolution in thought -- 5. Revolution in style -- App. I. What Lincoln said: the text -- App. II. Where he said it: the site -- App. III. Four funeral orations. A. By Everett. B. By Pericles. C. By Gorgias. D. The Gettysburg address. 1. Spoken text . 2. Final text