Grade Range: 4-12Resource Type(s): Reference Materials, Primary SourceDate Posted: 1/22/2009
This website focuses on the last handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address, a manuscript that usually resides out of the public eye in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White house. Also included to help students further explore this important document are a printable version of the manuscript, transcripts in both English and Spanish and an interactive document that features actor Liam Neeson reading the entire address.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education
The Battle of Gettysburg was a critical turning point in the American Civil War. During the first...
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The story of the Gettysburg Address, illustrated with watercolors and archival photographs.
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