A Three-Minute Speech: Lincoln's Remarks at Gettysburg

by Jennifer Armstrong

Book Overview

Four score and seven years ago... So begins one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Given on a cold November day, it wasn't much... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689856229
• ISBN13: 9780689856228
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 11 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

useful source

5th grade daughter needed this book for her social studies essay on the Gettsyburg Address. Proved to be an informative source for her project

The Message Behind the Gettysburg Address.

This little book not only talks about Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, but gives some background behind it as well. The first part of the book deals with the Civil War and slavery. Some background is given about the Battle of Gettysburg. Then some information concerning the ceremony for the dedication of the cemetary and battlefield and how President Lincoln was invited. The book tries to debunk some myths concerning Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address (e.g. that Lincoln didn't spend any time thinking and writing about it). It concludes with a look at the impact that three-minute speech had. I enjoyed reading this book and found it both fun and educational. I had heard most of the story before, but it's nice to be reminded of it. This is a good book for students in the 2nd-5th grades. It's fairly easy to read and gives a solid background and history about the Gettysburg Address.