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- Lincoln's Gettysburg address :…
- Authors:
- Elmore, A. E.,
- Item ID:
- 71200908404354
- Publisher:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009.
- ISBN:
- 9780809329519 (cloth : alk. paper); 0809329514 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Call Number:
- E475.55 .E466 2009
- Physical Description:
- xi, 265 p. ; 24 cm.
- Topic:
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
- Episcopal Church. Book of common prayer (1790) -- Language.
- Bible. English. Authorized -- Language.
- Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.; The forgotten Bible -- Lincoln's knowledge of Bible and Prayer Book -- Birth and rebirth -- Fitting and proper -- Consecrate, dedicate, hallow -- O brave new words -- "Under God"--aforethought or afterthought? -- Controversial proposition -- The essence of Lincoln's style -- The heart of the message -- Epilogue: catechism and conclusion -- Appendix: Four versions of the Gettysburg Address.; "While it has long been determined that Abraham Lincoln's writings were influenced by the King James Bible. until now no full-length study has shown the precise ways in which the Gettysburg Address uses its specific language. Refuting the view that the address was crafted with traditional classical references, this [...] investigation provides a new way to think about the speech and the man who wrote it"--Publisher.
- OCLC Number:
- ocn302414680
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Category:
- Books & Pamphlets
