Compromised equality, compromised freedom: the Gettysburg Address 150 years later
18 nov. 2013 15h07 HE
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Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, PA., Nov. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott Hancock, a history and Africana studies professor at Gettysburg College, recently discussed Lincoln's views on slavery and inequality, and why...
Gettysburg College: Witness to History, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
11 nov. 2013 17h09 HE
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Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Nov. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If a Gettysburg College alumnus hadn't invited President Abraham Lincoln to town in November 1863, Lincoln may have never delivered one of the most...
Leaders and All Americans Should Heed Gettysburg Address Message of Sacrifice
19 août 2013 16h36 HE
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Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, PA., Aug. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Late August means college students are returning to campuses around the U.S., but at Gettysburg College, especially this year, there will be a...
Gettysburg College prof. releases book on Battle of Gettysburg
14 mai 2013 11h37 HE
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Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa., May 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Gettysburg College professor will release a new book on the Battle of Gettysburg less than two months ahead of the 150th anniversary of the...
Emancipation a Central Goal of Civil War, Says 2013 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize-Winning Book
12 févr. 2013 08h43 HE
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Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Feb. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2013 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize will go to James Oakes of the Graduate Center, City University of New York, for "Freedom National: The...
'The Great Bare' Breathes Life Into America's First Great Diva
25 juin 2012 15h06 HE
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Authors Michael & Barbara Foster
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jun 25, 2012) - Michael and Barbara Foster's new book, "A Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, and Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken" (Lyons Press), www.TheGreatBare.com,...
'A Dangerous Woman' Recounts Life of Adah Menken, Civil War Pin-Up Girl
09 janv. 2012 17h22 HE
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Author Michael & Barbara Foster
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jan 9, 2012) - Though Americans spent 2011 observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, few know the name Adah Menken, darling of soldiers on both sides, says...
Ghost of Civil War Veteran Guides Great-Great Grandson
17 mai 2011 15h02 HE
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Author John Parsons
ROCHESTER, NY--(Marketwire - May 17, 2011) - Today, most ghost stories are told on reality TV with fake lighting, bad video and poor sound, and a wink and a nod that it's really all just for...
February Marks 145th Anniversary of Abolishment of Slavery
11 févr. 2010 11h37 HE
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Author Frank Meredith
SCHOHARIE, NY--(Marketwire - February 11, 2010) - As America approaches the 145th anniversary of
President Abraham Lincoln signing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution --
the act that not only...