Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)
by Garry Wills
In Lincoln at Gettysburg, Garry Wills examines the language and lasting significance of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The book considers how a brief speech reshaped American understandings of history, national purpose, and political ideals, offering an illuminating study of rhetoric and the words that helped define a nation.
About This Book
Garry Wills focuses on Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the language that made it one of America’s defining texts.
The book explores how Lincoln’s words reshaped interpretations of the nation, its history, and its ideals.
With attention to the address itself, Wills presents a study of political language and American identity.
Lincoln at Gettysburg offers readers a concise examination of the lasting significance of a speech that continues to influence public memory.
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