Describes the events leading up to Abraham Lincoln's famous speech and how it is preserved today.
The battle was fought on the property of a man named Wilmer McLean . McLean moved his family to Appomattox Court House , Virginia to get away from the fighting . The war seemed to follow the McLeans . The peace agreement between the ...
The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863.
They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
The Gettysburg Address offers a revolutionary way to experience Lincoln's masterwork. Striking at the underlying meaning of Lincoln's words, it uses the Address to tell the whole story of the Civil War.
The Gettysburg Address offers a revolutionary way to experience Lincoln's masterwork. Striking at the underlying meaning of Lincoln's words, it uses the Address to tell the whole story of the Civil War.
The irony is lost on few, given that the Gettysburg Address continues to represent a concise and eloquent statement on the very purpose of the United States.
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history.
This volume aims to place Lincoln's words in their full context. Edited by the country's leading scholars, including Sean Wilentz, Craig L. Symonds, and Harold Holzer, it approaches the Address from a number of fresh perspectives.
The Gettysburg Address
With this inspiring book, young historians learn about the background of this historic event, how the address was received, and the words that resonate even today.
What gives this speech its enduring significance? This collection of essays, from some of the best-known scholars in the field, answers that question.
... the condition of the negro slave in America, scarcely less terrible to the contemplation of a free mind, is now as fixed, and hopeless of change for the better, as that of the lost souls of the finally impenitent.
The complete text of one of the most important speeches in American history, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
This entertaining and educational documentary of the Gettysburg Address reviews this historic moment, revealing how it came to be that Lincoln was invited to Gettysburg, how he wrote the speech, how he delivered it, the reaction to it, and ...
With this inspiring book, young historians learn about the background of this historic event, how the address was received, and the words that resonate even today.
Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the Cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech. Includes text of the speech.
Discusses the events that precipitated the Gettysburg Address.
Originally published in a black-and-white edition in 1994, "The Gettysburg Address" is now available in a full-color edition, complete with Finks original illustrations and hand-lettering.
This beautiful, leatherette gift edition also includes the story behind the writing of the address.