Lincoln at Gettysburg
| Title | Lincoln at Gettysburg
the words that remade America |
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| Author | Garry Wills |
| Publication | Simon & Schuster |
| Size | 317p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 0671769561 |
| Topics |
Speeches Lincoln, Abraham (16th US president, 1809-1965) Presidents--United States United States--History--1861-1865 (Civil war) Literary criticism Awards--Pulitzer Prize Awards--National Book Critics Circle Award (USA) |
| Notes | The book uses Lincoln's notably short speech at Gettysburg to examine his rhetoric overall. In particular, Wills compares Lincoln's speech to Edward Everett's delivered on the same day, focusing on the influences of the Greek revival in the United States and 19th century transcendentalist thought. Wills also argues that Lincoln's speech draws from his interpretation of the U.S. Constitution; Lincoln considered the Declaration of Independence the first founding document, and therefore looked to its emphasis on equality (changing Locke's phrase "Life, Liberty, and Property" to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness") in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. [wikipedia] |
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