Lincoln At Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America (Garry Wills - LP) leadership The citizens of Vicksburg never

The citizens of Vicksburg never wanted secession

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Lincoln At Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America (Garry Wills - LP) leadership The citizens of Vicksburg neverThe power of words has rarely been given a more compelling demonstration than in the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was asked to memorialize the gruesome battle. Instead he gave the whole nation a new birth of freedom in the space of a mere 272 words. His entire life and previous training and his deep political experience went into this, his revolutionary masterpiece. By examining both the address and Lincoln in their historical moment and cultural