![]() ![]() What this book does is run with that desire to communicate. It was a way of communicating to his fellow Americans, then and in the future, on what was at stake. It had been a three-day fight and the results so ghastly that it sent shockwaves through both camps and led the President of the United States to create and deliver a masterwork of argument in defense of a unified nation. However, in a ghoulish twist of fate,it was on a 4th of July, 150 years ago today, that the carnage from the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War rested on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Sure, the 4th of July and the Battle of Gettysburg appear to be strange bedfellows. Rachel Maddow calls it, “the coolest thing since Schoolhouse Rock.” And who doesn’t love Schoolhouse Rock? We love to learn and sometimes we want it to come at us from a more accessible venue. Are you one of those persons who just enjoys the fireworks and doesn’t know, or believe they care, about why today is a good day for fireworks? Well, even you would likely enjoy this book. Is the 4th of July a good day to read this book? Of course! You could, for instance, read it on your Kindle with plenty of time to spare before the fireworks display. It is a a wildly inspiring presentation in all its power to convey detailed facts, insights, and nuanced concepts. ![]() “The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation” makes for compelling reading, whatever your prior knowledge of American history. ![]()
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