Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln's

Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Almost five months after the Civil Warâ€™s deadliest clash, President Abraham Lincoln and other Union leaders gathered to dedicate the Soldiersâ€™ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The program for the occasion featured music, prayer, orations, and benedictions. In the middle of it all, the president gave a few commemorative remarks, speaking for just two minutes, delivering what we now know as the Gettysburg Address.

Challenged to mark the enormity of the battleâ€”which had turned the tide of the war, though neither side realized it yetâ€”Lincoln used 272 words in ten sentences to rededicate the Union to the preservation of freedom. It remains the most important statement of our nationâ€™s commitment to personal liberty since the Revolutionary War and has become one of the most important speeches in American history, a cornerstone of who we are as a country. A century and a half later, we still hold Lincolnâ€™s message in our hearts.

For Gettysburg Replies, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum challenged presidents, judges, historians, filmmakers, poets, actors, and others to craft 272 words of their own to celebrate Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, or a related topic that stirs their passions. President Jimmy Carter reveals how the Gettysburg Address helped bring Egypt and Israel closer at the Camp David Peace Accords. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day Oâ€™Connor reflects on Lincolnâ€™s dedication to the importance of civic education. General Colin Powell explains how Martin Luther King Jr. took up Lincolnâ€™s mantle and carried it forward. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg touches on the benefits and perils of hero worship. Poet Laureate Billy Collins explores the dichotomy between the private man who wrote poetry (â€œMy Childhood Home I See Againâ€) and the president who stood before all. Attorney Alan Dershowitz echoes Lincolnâ€™s words to rally us to the freedom from weapons of mass destruction.

Gettysburg Replies features images of important Lincoln documents and artifacts, including the first copy of the address that Lincoln wrote out after delivering it, the program from the cemetery dedication, Lincolnâ€™s presidential seal, and more. Together, these words and images create a lasting tribute not only to Lincoln himself but also the power of his devotion to freedom.
Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 285 black & white halftones
ReleaseDate 2015-04-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884914434775
EANs 9781493009121

Country	USA
Brand	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	285 black & white halftones
ReleaseDate	2015-04-01
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884914434775
EANs	9781493009121

Gettysburg Replies: The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

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