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Lincoln at Gettysburg
- Author
- Garry Wills
- Narrator
- Garry Wills
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 1 January 1992
- Run Time
- 6 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
There is perhaps no more compelling example of the power of words than Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." In merely 272 words, Lincoln gave the nation "a new birth of freedom" by tracing its history to the Declaration of Independence, as well as incorporating elements of the Greek revival and Transcendentalism. Lincoln's entire life and deep political experience went into the creation of his revolutionary masterpiece. By examining both the Address and Lincoln in their historical and cultural context, noted historian Garry Wills breathes news life into words we thought we knew and reveals much about a president who has been so easily mythologized but also so often misunderstood.
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Details
- Author
- Garry Wills
- Narrator
- Garry Wills
- Duration
- 6 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 1992
- ISBN
- 9781614677031
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military
Synopsis
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. There is perhaps no more compelling example of the power of words than Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." In merely 272 words, Lincoln gave the nation "a new birth of freedom" by tracing its history to the Declaration of Independence, as well as incorporating elements of the Greek revival and Transcendentalism. Lincoln's entire life and deep political experience went into the creation of his revolutionary masterpiece. By examining both the Address and Lincoln in their historical and cultural context, noted historian Garry Wills breathes news life into words we thought we knew and reveals much about a president who has been so easily mythologized but also so often misunderstood.
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