Originally published in 1965 by Jack E. Levin, father of bestselling
author Mark R. Levin, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Illustrated
is a beautifully designed and produced edition of Lincoln's powerful
words, accompanied by historic photographs and illustrations from the
Civil War and featuring the original Foreword by Jack E. Levin and a new
preface by his son.
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this
continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal."
Long before his conservative manifesto Liberty and Tyranny became a
#1 New York Times bestseller, Mark R. Levin's love for his country
was instilled in him by his father, Jack E. Levin. At family dinners,
Jack would share his bountiful knowledge of American history and,
especially, the inspiration of Abraham Lincoln.
The son of immigrants, Jack Levin is an American patriot who responded
with deep personal emotion to Lincoln's call for liberty and equality.
His admiration for the great Civil War president inspired him to
personally design and produce a beautiful volume, enhanced with period
illustrations and striking battlefield images by Matthew Brady and other
renowned photographers of the era, that brings to life the words of
Lincoln's awe-inspiring response to one of the Civil War's costliest
conflicts.
Now Jack Levin's loving homage to the spirit of American freedom is
available in an essential edition that features his original foreword as
well as a touching new preface by his son, Mark Levin. In this way,
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Illustrated celebrates the passing
of patriotic pride and historical insight from generation to generation,
from father to son.
The day following the dedication of the National Soldier's Cemetery at
Gettysburg, Edward Everett, who spoke before Lincoln, sent him a note
saying: "Permit me to express my great admiration for the thoughts
expressed by you, with such eloquent simplicity and appropriateness, at
the consecration of the cemetery. I should be glad, if I could flatter
myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two
hours, as you did in two minutes."
Lincoln wrote back to Everett: "In our respective parts yesterday, you
could not have been excused to make a short address, nor I a long one. I
am pleased to know that in your judgement the little I did say was not
entirely a failure."
