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How Abraham Lincoln Wrote the Gettysburg Address

150 Years On

‘Four score and seven years ago...’ Martin P. Johnson, the author of Writing the Gettysburg Address, remember the first words of the iconic speech delivered 150 years ago today, and the battlefield visit that brought unexpected revisions to the text.

Martin P. Johnson
Martin P. Johnson
Martin P. Johnson

Martin P. Johnson

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