Lincoln at Gettysburg : the words that remade America / Garry Wills
by Wills, Garry (b. 1934-)
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
- 9780671769567
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About This Item
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 317 p ; 24 cm. Subjects; Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865. Gettysburg address. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Oratory. American history. American presidents; history.
Synopsis
The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into the words and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Lincoln at Gettysburg : the words that remade America / Garry Wills
- Author
- Wills, Garry (b. 1934-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671769561
- ISBN 13
- 9780671769567
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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This Book’s Categories
- Countries & Cultures North America United States Americana
- History Western History United States History
- Military & Military History Wars American Civil War
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography American Presidents
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography Abraham Lincoln
- Biography & Essays Biography & Memoirs