The illustrations in this picture book resemble murals in their rich colors and detailed human features. Accompanying phrases from the Gettsyburg Address, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, each of the images fill two pages in eye-popping fashion. Readers will certain notice the detail of the illustrations, but they will also be intrigued that those same images offer an illustrated timeline of the nation's sometimes turbulent history. The book contains the entire speech Lincoln gave as well as notes explaining each illustration. Because the book was first published in 1947, right after WWII, the speech and the scenes depicted in the book's pages are given added poignancy.

How heart breaking, so much sacrifice.

How incredibly moving this was to read, hope it was for lasting good.
Read our history.
Don't repeat our collective stupidity.

Just finished "GETTYSBURG ADDRESS" by ABRAHAM LINCOLN. This was from the book "THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND OTHER KEY AMERICAN WRITINGS" and the Audible book narrated by DEAVER BROWN. This book also included "ACT ESTABLISHING YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (1872)". We have visited Gettysburg before where 51,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing after the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Definitely awe-inspiring.

The only thing that struck me as odd was the integration of those with traditionally black facial features and those with traditional white facial features. I understand it’s a children’s book, but keeping it historically correct is still important.

Read it long long ago in high school.

Definitely worth spending the time to memorize.

The Gettysburg Address has been the very base of the unity of the nation and her success. It was Lincoln's most valuable legacy left for the following generations.

The Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated the Confederates at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.

A good speech from a great politician of a time where being a politician meant having some kind of values and not just going after the current public polls to stay in power.

Both GoodReads and my local library qualify these 271 words as a book, so so added.

Read to analyze for my class

It's the freaking Gettysburg Address. How can you not give it 5 stars? I could go for a shorter introduction by the author though.

I don't really care about your dad, guy. Get to the Lincoln talky bits.

Here are a few more thoughts. It has pictures, so that's cool. Off the top of my head, I would list the Gettysburg Address as a top 5 speech ever given.

Other than the GA (that's what I call it), there was the best man speech I gave at my friend's wedding, the impromptu speech in 9th grade English on my favorite movie (Tommy Boy), and of course my lovely speech in 7th grade when I demonstrated how to properly make an Ice Cream Sundae.

That speech even included some ad libbing to account for the difficulty I had getting the ice cream out of the tub. I ended up cutting the container from seam to seam in a glorious dairy evisceration that surely wowed and amazed. Needless to say, the crowd was left stunned and eventually sated.

I aim to please.