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bfisher · 11-18-2013, 10:38 AM

Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 19 will be the sesquicentennial of the Gettysburg Address. To mark the anniversary of one of the greatest orations in history, I have been reading The Eloquent President A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words by Ronald C. White (White also wrote an excellent recent biography of Lincoln - A. Lincoln). In The Eloquent President, White discusses all the significant public statements of Lincoln as President. Only a short chapter (Chap 9) is devoted to the Gettysburg Address, but White puts in in the evolution of Lincol's thoughts and expressions on freedom and government.

Several years ago I read Lincoln's Sword The Presidency and the Power of Words by Douglas L. Wilson, also an excellent book on how Lincoln used oratory as a powerful tool.

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bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Gettysburg Address Sesquicentennial Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 19 will be the sesquicentennial of the Gettysburg Address. To mark the anniversary of one of the greatest orations in history, I have been reading The Eloquent President A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words by Ronald C. White (White also wrote an excellent recent biography of Lincoln - A. Lincoln). In The Eloquent President, White discusses all the significant public statements of Lincoln as President. Only a short chapter (Chap 9) is devoted to the Gettysburg Address, but White puts in in the evolution of Lincol's thoughts and expressions on freedom and government. Several years ago I read Lincoln's Sword The Presidency and the Power of Words by Douglas L. Wilson, also an excellent book on how Lincoln used oratory as a powerful tool.