Lincoln's Gettysburg address : echoes of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer / A.E. Elmore
| Author(s): | Elmore, A. E., 1938- |
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| Subjects: | Gettysburg address Book of common prayer (1790) Bible. English. Authorized--Language Christianity and politics--United States--History--19th century Political culture--United States--History--19th century Lincoln, Abraham, Gettysburg address Episcopal Church Book of common prayer (1790) Bible Episcopal Church. Book of common prayer (1790)--Language Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Oratory |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009 |
| LC Classification: | E |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2009005087 ISBN: 9780809329519 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN: 0809329514 (cloth : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: The forgotten Bible -- Lincoln's knowledge of Bible and Prayer Book -- Birth and rebirth -- Fitting and proper -- Consecrate, dedicate, hallow -- O brave new words -- "Under God"--aforethought or afterthought? -- Controversial proposition -- The essence of Lincoln's style -- The heart of the message |
| Physical Description: | xi, 265 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 302414680 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780809329519 0809329514 |