Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America Summary
Garry Wills

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America Summary

This book is about one speech given at one place on one occasion, that is — President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln spoke at a ceremony held November 19,1863, about four months after the Battle of Gettysburg.

The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee had tried to invade the north with his Confederate Army...

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