Writing the Gettysburg Address /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, Martin P.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. > Gettysburg address. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric.

Description
Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	x, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780700619337 (hbk. : alk. paper) 070061933X (hbk. : alk. paper)