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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsOther titles in the Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library series:Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)by Garry Wills
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was asked to memorialize the gruesome battle. Instead he gave the whole nation "a new birth of freedom" in the space of a mere 272 words. His entire life and previous training and his deep political experience went into this, his revolutionary masterpiece.
By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into words we thought we knew, and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood. Wills shows how Lincoln came to change the world and to effect an intellectual revolution, how his words had to and did complete the work of the guns, and how Lincoln wove a spell that has not yet been broken. About the AuthorGarry Wills is an Emeritus Professor of History at Northwestern University. Born in Atlanta in 1934, he has taught widely throughout the United States. A prolific writer and scholar, Wills is the author of more than twenty books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln at Gettysburg, Papal Sin, and What Jesus Meant. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Table of ContentsContents
Key to Brief Citations Prologue 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 Epilogue Appendices I. What Lincoln Said: The Text II. Where He Said It: The Site III. Four Funeral Orations A. By Everett B. By Pericles C. By Gorgias D. The Gettysburg Address 1. Spoken Text(?) 2. Final Text Acknowledgments Notes Index to the Gettysburg Address Index to Other Major Lincoln Texts Name Index Photo Credits What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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