The Gettysburg Address
perspectives on Lincoln's greatest speech
Our rough guess is there are 87,500 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 5 hours and 50 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 12 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Author
Publication
2015 - Oxford University Press, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
87,500 words, Guess
Page Count
350 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegettysburgaddres0000unse
- ISBN-100190227451
- ISBN-100190227443
- ISBN-139780190227456
- ISBN-139780190227449
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2014042814
- OCLC Control Number892700217
- Better World Books9780190227449
- Better World Books9780190227456
- Open LibraryOL27182929M
Classifications
- DDC973.7/349
- LCCE475.55 .G36 2015
- LCCE475.55.G36 2015
Alternate Titles
- Perspectives on Lincoln's greatest speech
Description
It remains without question the most memorable and memorized speech in American history. In 272 words, spoken on November 19, 1863, among the freshly dug graves of the Union dead at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln evoked and distilled the profound significance of the terrible war in which the nation was engaged. This volume aims to place Lincoln's words in their full context. Edited by the country's leading scholars, including Sean Wilentz, Craig L. Symonds, and Harold Holzer, it approaches the Address from a number of fresh perspectives. Taken together, they show why in the century and a half since it was delivered, the Gettysburg Address has proven a seemingly inexhaustible source of somber reflection and soaring hope, its language echoed by those seeking meaning for their own struggles and sacrifices.
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!