The Long Shadow of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Contents

Contents List of Figures xi Acknowledgments xiii Associated Press Transcription of the Gettysburg Address xvi Bliss Version of the Gettysburg Address xvii Introduction 1 1. The Final Resting Place: The Creation and Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery 6 2. The Luckless Sallies of That Poor President Lincoln: Responses to the Gettysburg Address, 1863 32 3. A Prophet with a Vision: 1901–22 72 4. For That Cause They Will Fight to the Death: Wartime Usages of the Gettysburg Address 115 5. The Very Core of America’s Creed: 1959–63 148 Conclusion 193 Epilogue 196 Notes 207 Bibliography 225 Index 237 ...