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Wills' book used U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's notably short speech at Gettysburg as the basis for his examination of Lincoln's overall style of rhetoric while also making the case that Lincoln's address at Gettysburg had not been a hastily conceived speech "written on the back of an envelope" as has often been presented in historical accounts of the speech's writing, but that it was ...
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, ... 1992: Lincoln at Gettysburg—National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism; 1993: ...
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. Today, Lincoln is remembered as guiding ...
Three winning works were also finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for History: A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan (1989), [2] Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills (1993), [3] and The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America by Greg Grandin ...
The new illustrated children's book sees the duo's two dogs, Ozzie and Timber, exploring Gettysburg's extensive history. Local author-illustrator duo publishes third book, "Gettysburg's Gone to ...
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Washington Journal interview with Wills on Why I Am a Catholic, July 29, 2002, C-SPAN: Presentation by Wills on Negro President, November 21, 2003, C-SPAN: Presentation by Wills on Henry Adams and the Making of America, October 30, 2005, C-SPAN: Presentation by Wills on Henry Adams and the Making of America, November 19, 2005, C-SPAN