150 Years Since Gettysburg Address

Tuesday, November 19, marked the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address. Given in the midst of the Civil War, the address is considered to be one of the most influential speeches in U.S. history.  The Library of Congress, which houses two early drafts of the address penned by President Lincoln, maintains a bibliography of print and online resources concerning the Gettysburg Address.  Click here to access the bibliography.

The McKusick Law Library also has several titles available that relate to President Lincoln and his speeches, including the Gettysburg Address.  For further reading, consider one of the following:

Ronald C. White, The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words (2005)

Garry Wills, Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America (1992)

John Channing Briggs, Lincoln’s Speeches Reconsidered (2005)