Lincoln at Gettysburg : The Words that Remade America (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

2590. Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, by Garry Wills (read 12 Mar 1994) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize in 1993) (National Book Critics Circle criticism award for 1992) This 1992 book is excellent, and appears definitive on its subject. This book also contains Edward Everett's sp...

from jcbrunner

The Gettysburg Address is one of the finest speeches of mankind. Never was Lincoln more melodic and more profound. In 272 words, Lincoln rejuvenated and updated Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, transforming its aspirational "conceived in liberty" and "all men are created equal" int...

from aegossman

excellent book...

from keely_chace

"What can a rebuttal do to an incantation?" This quote, relating to a newspaper editorial's negative response to the Gettysburg Address, captures the spirit of Gary Wills' engaging analysis of Lincoln's famous speech at Gettysburg. Wills debunks a few of the myths about the composition and delive...

from Chalky

I had a decent general knowledge type knowledge of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg - a few, simple words delivered 'off the cuff', as it were, that went down a storm and have been learnt by American school children ever since. This book certainly enlightened my ignorance. Wills shows that what Lin...