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The Gettysburg gospel
the Lincoln speech that nobody knows
By Boritt, Gabor S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-74328-820-0
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 2006
Boritt (Civil War studies, Gettysburg Coll.) manages to offer a fresh perspective on one of America's most famous speeches-which was not the main event at the cemetery dedication at Gettysburg in November 1863, four months after the battle-even though it has already been studied extensively. The author sets the speech in its contemporary context and, most interestingly, demonstrates that it was not only minimally noticed...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
