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Title: The Gettysburg Address
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Narrator: John Greenman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-25-14
Publisher: Spoken Realms
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg.
There are several written versions of the Gettysburg Address, each with minor differences from each other, but this one, known as the Bliss Copy, is the most reproduced and appears on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Members Reviews:
but all the same it's an excellent and worthwhile and very short document to read
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is 200 words long, in ten sentences, and is one of the masterpieces of American political speech in defending the universality of human rights and the legitimacy of republican government. It is also available for free for those who want to read it from time on their e-readers. Seriously, downloading this document should be a no-brainer. Students used to have to memorize this task, and it is one of those writings that deserves to be read and reflected on over and over again. Given its recognized greatness, I am aware that what I say about this document is entirely redundant, but all the same it's an excellent and worthwhile and very short document to read, and one that deserves its fame.
5 review
Interesting take on Lincoln. For some contemporary views of Lincoln you'll also want to read the following 99-cent historic ebooks:
1The Real Lincoln: From the Testimony of His Contemporaries (1904)
2The suppressed Truth about the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1922)
3The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House (1867)
4Personal Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William T. Sherman
5Licoln and the Matson Slave Case
6The Outbreak of Rebellion
7Abraham Lincoln
8Memories of the White House: The Home Life of Our Presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt (1911)
9Abraham Lincoln (1917) (Heroes and Leaders in American History)
10Abraham Lincoln
It's riveting and important
Watching Steven Spielbergâs movie reminded me that I had never actually read the Gettyburgâs address. Born and raised in Europe I only learned the highlights and about the speechâs historical significance.
Reading the famous speech was a riveting experience.
The following lines hit home:
ââ It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated
here to the unfinished work which they
who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.
It is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task
remaining before us ... â
Donât these words apply to so many other issues: the extinction of poverty, saving the environment, creating a stable peaceful environment for allâ and so much more?
A must read for all! These lines will never lose significance!
Gisela Hausmann, author & blogger
American leadership at it's best!
If asked what great Americans past or present I would like to meet, Abraham Lincoln would definitely be in the top 10. His eloquent words stir the mind and the soul. They not only acknowledge the terrible state of our country during the Civil War but also give hope about what our country could become.