| The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows Contributor(s): Boritt, Gabor (Author), Kramer, Michael (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1400133513 ISBN-13: 9781400133512 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $62.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Filled with colorful, little-known details, Boritt's vivid narrative assesses the significance Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and places it in its proper historical context. He shows how the remarks that were quickly forgotten took on a new life decades later and became the most famous speech in American history. Unabridged. 8 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.734 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.82" W x 6.36" (0.68 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Gettysburg Gospel re-creates the events surrounding President Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, but it also assesses the significance of Lincoln's remarks and places them in their proper historical context as no book has before. Acclaimed Lincoln scholar Gabor Boritt shows how the remarks that were quickly forgotten took on a new life decades later and became the most famous speech in American history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boritt, Gabor: - Gabor Boritt is director of the Civil War Institute and the Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Kramer, Michael: - Audiobook veteran Michael Kramer has recorded more than two hundred audiobooks for trade publishers and many more for the Library of Congress Talking Books program. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner and an Audie Award nominee, he earned a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award for his reading of Savages by Don Winslow. |