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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America
by Garry Wills
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671769561
- ISBN 13
- 9780671769567
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the back DJ cover: "With 272 words, Lincoln changed the effective meaning of the Constitution, introduced a new style of public rhetoric, and inspired Garry Wills to a uniquely thorough and fascinating analysis of the text and context. Seldom have so few words excited such scholarship, penetrating analysis, and brilliant explication." - Governor Mario Cuomo
Book - Fine condition. Black paper over boards with red cloth spine with gold gilt text. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Fine condition. A clear protective cover was put on the dust jacket before any damage or wear happened. The clear cover does show some rubbing/slight bumping.
Overall, a beautiful book in fine condition. Please use photos as part of the description.
315 pages including Notes, Index to Other Major Lincoln Texts, and Index.
Book - Fine condition. Black paper over boards with red cloth spine with gold gilt text. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Fine condition. A clear protective cover was put on the dust jacket before any damage or wear happened. The clear cover does show some rubbing/slight bumping.
Overall, a beautiful book in fine condition. Please use photos as part of the description.
315 pages including Notes, Index to Other Major Lincoln Texts, and Index.
Synopsis
The power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural frame, Wills breathes new life into the words and reveals much about a president so mythologized but often misunderstood.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1614
- Title
- Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America
- Author
- Garry Wills
- Format/Binding
- Paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671769561
- ISBN 13
- 9780671769567
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 315
- Keywords
- Lincoln, president, Gettysburg address, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, political
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; History - American; Reference; Presidents;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
About Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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This Book’s Categories
- Countries & Cultures North America United States Americana
- History Western History United States History
- Military & Military History Wars American Civil War
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography American Presidents
- Politics, Government and Law Law Enforcement Political Biography Abraham Lincoln
- Reference
- Biography & Essays Biography & Memoirs
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