The line and the entire Gettysburg Address, indeed passed unnoticed on that November day Abraham Lincoln was the second speaker and his speech contained only words, two thirds of them of only one syllable, in ten short sentences.
His talk of a little over 2 minutes was too short for the official photographer to take the president delivering the iconic speech. Abraham Lincoln photos are rare — from the day of the Gettysburg Address, only one verified photo exist the one above.
One is currently being verified here. The photos were even rarer than the manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. Everett, to whom Lincoln confided that he thought the speech was a failure, got a copy. I just wanted to say your blog is fantastic. One of my very favourites and the way I start my every morning. A most interesting and excellent observation! Their are regional difference, too.
I live in New England — Nobody around here knows how to saunter. We know where we are going and, dammit! We are going to get there. Some were moved to tears though they had already been standing for several hours. EE named names and described the fighting. Gary Wills compares it to our documentaries. Bryson is in considerable error. Do you quote him elsewhere? I wonder how long it took the photographer to take that?
It probably took Lincoln awhile to write all of the speech copies using a fountain pen, too! Rate this:. Like Loading Next Post Obama at the Great Wall. Also, is it just me or does it seem like idle people used to stand differently….
