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Children's Nonfiction Historical

Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address

by (author) Rebecca Sjonger

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Jan 2019
Category
Historical
Recommended Age
11
Recommended Grade
6
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778752530
    Publish Date
    Jan 2019
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778752387
    Publish Date
    Jan 2019
    List Price
    $29.36
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781427121820
    Publish Date
    Jan 2019
    List Price
    $29.36

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Brief and inspiring, the Gettysburg Address is one of the best-known and most revered speeches in American history. Given on the battlefield at Gettysburg by US President Abraham Lincoln, the speech reaffirms the cause of liberty at a crucial turning point in the Civil War. Readers are introduced to the social and political circumstances of the time, the significance of the bloody battle at Gettysburg, and Lincoln's masterful skill at writing memorable speeches.

About the author

Rebecca Sjonger is the author of twenty-five non-fiction books for children and young adults, including Life in the Far North and The Life Cylce of a Bat, as well as other "Resource Links of the Year" selections. She lives in Huntsville, Ontario.

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