Lincoln at Gettysburg
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Lincoln at Gettysburg
| Full title | Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America |
|---|---|
| Author | Garry Wills |
| Published | 1992 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Garry Wills on the 272 words at Gettysburg — the Greek revival oratory they came out of, and the argument that Lincoln used two minutes to quietly re-found the country on the Declaration rather than the Constitution. |
Where I heard about it
- A reply to @SpencrGreenberg — named in answer to his question “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” in a thread on X, June 2025. The full list lives on A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet).
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Abraham Lincoln — the subject.
- Language of Discourse — the portfolio idea this sits closest to: a whole book on what one speech did.
What links here
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