Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America¶
Wills, G. (1992). Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America: The Words That Remade America. Simon & Schuster.
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- Invited to add "a few appropriate remarks" at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, Lincoln spoke for roughly two minutes in about 270 words
This sourceWills's study of the Gettysburg Address, which quotes the invitation to deliver only 'a few appropriate remarks' at the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Identifies Edward Everett as the day's featured orator at Gettysburg and reports that his oration ran some two hours. Wills's account of the Gettysburg ceremony, where Everett's two-hour oration is set against Lincoln's brief remarks in accounts of the day.
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“specifically invited to deliver only “{{{a few appropriate remarks}}}’’ to open the cemetery, he meant to use”
- Invited to add "a few appropriate remarks" at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, Lincoln spoke for roughly two minutes in about 270 words
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