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Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills6/1/2023 ![]() Focusing once more on the Declaration Wills now engages the Gettysburg Address-the "words that made remade America," as he calls them, to elaborate just what Lincoln did say. Now he turns to Lincoln, whom he once accused of reformulating the Declaration in ways that distorted Jefferson's original vision. His brilliant studies of the Declaration of Independence and The Federalist have advanced our understanding greatly. $23.00.) Gary Wills believes that words shape the way we see the world and that if we understand the words that guided the nation's founders and leaders we will understand the meaning of the nation. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:īOOK REVIEWS Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America. ![]()
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