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Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills5/26/2023 Chapter 2, "Gettysburg and the Culture ofĭeath," reminds us of how far we have strayed from a culture that once understood death as a Lincoln's speech and classic Greek funeral oratory. Chapter 1, "Oratory of the Greek Revival," identifies the similarity between Locations, Wills finds the source of Lincoln's power in the identification of several sources from Like a geologist identifying the source of a major earthquake by triangulating from multiple Have written a ponderous, encyclopedic, "definitive" treatment of this important historic event,īut instead recognizes, like Lincoln, that to be profound often requires that we be brief. Luce Professor of American Culture and Public Policy at Northwestern University, Wills could Garry Wills' Lincoln at Gettysburg is a wonderful book by a mature scholar. DKD Review of Lincoln at Gettysburg DKD Review of Lincoln at Gettysburg
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