Former Sen. Howard Baker aptly descibes the book in his Foreword:"The Greatest Speech; Ever was written to be more than a specialized monograph about the Gettysburg Address. The author; Judge James L. Cotton Jr. digressed along the way into side excursions and back roads of Abraham Lincoln s remarkable life; exploring his hardscrabble childhood; and his courageous but controversial Emancipation Proclamation. To fully understand how the Gettysburg Address came to be; one must understand how Abraham Lincoln came to be. Part of the greatness of the Gettysburg Address is that the DNA of Lincoln s life is found in every word. Judge Cotton s extensive research into Lincoln s life located that literary DNA and brings the full display to the public in this remarkable book of the fascinating life of the greatest American president and the greatest speech; ever.Judge Cotton s book is not only a fascinating and scholarly assessment of the Gettysburg Address and its impact on America; but also an absorbing look into Abraham Lincoln s life.
#4704561 in Books Adventures Unlimited Press 2007-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.50 x 7.00l; .0 #File Name: 1931882703168 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Uganda religious fanaticsBy LakocRobert Bwire's "Ashes of Faith" is very much like his previous book "Bugs in armor". It incisively describes a series of mass deaths in Uganda. When reports of the mass deaths in Uganda first appeared in local media; they were explained away as the work of some religious fanatics. Bwire's engaging book exposes some details about the mass deaths that seem to confirm some original local suspicions that the deaths were mass murders which were being covered up. I found the book easy reading; engaging and show high quality of investigative journalism. But I also found the described events very disturbing. I am curious what you would say after reading it! It was very much worth my time and money! It is a must read especially for those with love for and who care about Africa and Uganda in particular.
