| Description |
1 online resource (267 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Jacket flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Associated Press Transcription of the Gettysburg Address; Bliss Version of the Gettysburg Address; Introduction; 1. The Final Resting Place: The Creation and Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery; 2. The Luckless Sallies of That Poor President Lincoln: Responses to the Gettysburg Address, 1863; 3. A Prophet with a Vision: 1901-22; 4. For That Cause They Will Fight to the Death: Wartime Usages of the Gettysburg Address; 5. The Very Core of America's Creed: 1959-63; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography. |
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IndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
When Abraham Lincoln addressed the crowd at the new national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, he intended his speech to be his most eloquent statement on the inextricable link between equality and democracy. However, unwilling to commit to equality at that time, the nation stood ill-prepared to accept the full message of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. In the ensuing century, groups wishing to advance a particular position hijacked Lincoln's words for their own ends, highlighting the specific parts of the speech that echoed their stance while ignoring the rest. On. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
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Gettysburg address (Lincoln, Abraham) (OCoLC)fst01356352
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Biographies.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Oratory. (OCoLC)fst01047214
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peatman, Jared. Long Shadow of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2013 9780809333103 |
| ISBN |
9780809333110 (electronic bk.) |
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0809333112 (electronic bk.) |
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