Gettysburg Gospel

Lincoln scholar Gabor Boritt dispels a century of myths and legends to reveal the true meaning of the Gettysburg Address as Abraham Lincoln intended it in this "magisterial work [and] instant classic" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers'' National Cemetery at Gettysburg comprise perhaps the most famous speech in history. Many books have been wr...