The Lincoln Forum: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, and the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 1882810376
- ISBN-13
- 9781882810376
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 121
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Authors
- William D. Pederson, John Y. Simon, Harold Holzer
Description
A recent conference on Lincoln at Gettysburg resulted in this remarkable book of essays by distinguished Civil War scholars and Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, with an introduction by William C. Davis.
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