The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into the words and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood.
The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into the words and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood.
Garry Wills is the author of 21 books, including the bestseller Lincoln at Gettysburg (winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award), John Wayne's America, Certain Trumpets, Under God, and Necessary Evil. A frequent contributor to many national publications, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Review of Books, he is also an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University and lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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Contents Key to Brief Citations Prologue 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 Epilogue Appendices I. What Lincoln Said: The Text II. Where He Said It: The Site III. Four Funeral Orations A. By Everett B. By Pericles C. By Gorgias D. The Gettysburg Address 1. Spoken Text(?) 2. Final Text Acknowledgments Notes Index to the Gettysburg Address Index to Other Major Lincoln Texts Name Index Photo Credits
Contents Key to Brief Citations Prologue 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 Epilogue Appendices I. What Lincoln Said: The Text II. Where He Said It: The Site III. Four Funeral Orations A. By Everett B. By Pericles C. By Gorgias D. The Gettysburg Address 1. Spoken Text(?) 2. Final Text Acknowledgments Notes Index to the Gettysburg Address Index to Other Major Lincoln Texts Name Index Photo Credits
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