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The Gettysburg gospel : the Lincoln speech that nobody knows / Gabor Boritt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boritt, G. S., 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Gettysburg (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Gettysburg (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- ix, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [2006]
- Summary:
- A leading Lincoln scholar reconstructs what really happened on November 19, 1863, when President Lincoln gave his famous speech dedicating a new national cemetery. Gabor Boritt tells an unforgettable tale about the events preceding and following the Gettysburg Address, dispelling the many myths and legends that have surrounded it in subsequent decades.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-393) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0743288203
- 9780743288200
- OCLC:
- 71126922
- Publisher Number:
- 9780743288200
- Online:
- Publisher description
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