Title
The long shadow of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Jared Peatman.
ISBN
9780809333110 (electronic book)
9780809333103
Published
Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (267 pages) : color illustrations
Call Number
E475.55 .P34 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7092
Summary
When Abraham Lincoln addressed the crowd at the new national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, he intended his speech to be his most eloquent statement on the inextricable link between equality and democracy. However, unwilling to commit to equality at that time, the nation stood ill-prepared to accept the full message of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. In the ensuing century, groups wishing to advance a particular position hijacked Lincoln's words for their own ends, highlighting the specific parts of the speech that echoed their stance while ignoring the rest.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
The final resting place: the creation and dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
The luckless sallies of that poor President Lincoln: responses to the Gettysburg Address, 1863
A prophet with a vision: 1901-22
For that cause they will fight to the death: wartime usages of the Gettysburg Address
The very core of America's creed: 1959-63.