Lincoln's Gettysburg address [electronic resource] : echoes of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer / A.E. Elmore.
Material type:
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory
- Episcopal Church. Book of common prayer (1790) -- Language
- Bible. English. Authorized -- Language
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- 973.7092 22
- E475.55 .E466 2009eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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