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Author Wills, Garry, 1934-

Title Lincoln at Gettysburg : the words that remade America / Garry Wills.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, [1992]
©1992
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  973.7 WILLS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.7092 W59    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  973.7092 WILLS    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  973.7 WIL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  973.7 WILLS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Teen Department  TEEN 973.7 WIL c.2  Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  973.7 WIL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.7092 WILLS    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  973.7 WILLS    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  973.709 WILLS    Check Shelf

Description 317 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-304) and indexes.
Summary 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.
Contents 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.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
Indexed Term Politics
United States
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address -- Interpretation.
Other Form: Online version: Wills, Garry, 1934- Lincoln at Gettysburg. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1992 (OCoLC)556468251
ISBN 0671769561
9780671769567
0671867423 paperback
9780671867423 paperback
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