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Writing the Gettysburg Address /

Authors:
Johnson, Martin P.
Item ID:
71201301300117
Publisher:
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, c2013.
ISBN:
9780700619337 (hardback : alk. paper); 070061933X (hardback : alk. paper); 9780700621125 (paperback); 0700621121 (paperback)
Call Number:
E475.55 .J65 2013
Physical Description:
x, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Topic:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
Note:
"The first comprehensive history of the composition of one of the most famous and iconic speeches in American history, one that persuasively resolves previously unresolved issues relating the speech and enriches our understanding of how the speech reflected Lincoln's evolving ideas"-- Provided by publisher.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index.; Introduction: The mysteries of the manuscript -- "It will be an interesting ceremony" -- The Washington draft -- A celebrated railway journey -- Revisions in Gettysburg -- The Gettysburg draft -- The battlefield draft -- "What they did here" -- "My remarks at Gettysburg" -- Conclusion: Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?
OCLC Number:
ocn840162014
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets