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Boritt, Gábor Szappanos was born on January 26, 1940 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1957. Naturalized, 1963. Son of Paul Szappanos Boritt and Rosa Theresia Schwartz.
(The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the ...)
The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg comprise perhaps the most famous speech in history. Many books have been written about the Gettysburg Address and yet, as Lincoln scholar Gabor Boritt shows, there is much that we don't know about the speech. In The Gettysburg Gospel he tears away a century of myths, lies, and legends to give us a clear understanding of the greatest American's greatest speech. In the aftermath of the bloodiest battle ever fought in North America, the little town of Gettysburg was overwhelmed. This was where Lincoln had to come to explain why the horror of war must continue. Boritt shows how Lincoln responded to the politics of the time, as well as how and when he wrote the various versions of his remarks. Few people initially recognized the importance of the speech, but over the years it would grow into American scripture, acquiring new and broader meanings. Based on years of scholarship as well as a deep understanding of Lincoln and of Gettysburg itself, The Gettysburg Gospel is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American history
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(Focusing on prints produced in Lincoln's lifetime and in ...)
Focusing on prints produced in Lincoln's lifetime and in the iconographically important months immediately following his death, this lavishly illustrated volume - now available in paperback for the first time - pairs original photographs and paintings with the prints made from them. Featuring the work of Currier and Ives, John Sartain, and other artists, the juxtaposition reveals how the printmakers reworked the original images to refine Lincoln's appearance, substituting his image for those of earlier politicians or adding a beard to images of him that originally appeared clean-shaven. "The Lincoln Image" also includes wartime cartoons, Lincoln family portraits (most of which appeared after the assassination), and renderings of the fateful moment of the shooting at Ford's Theatre. In addition to discussing the prints themselves, prominent Lincoln scholars Harold Holzer, Gabor S. Boritt, and Mark E. Neely Jr. examine the political environment of the nineteenth century that sustained and helped to shape the market for political prints, showing how images of Lincoln were made, altered, and manipulated before, during, and after the Civil War. Harold Holzer is vice president for external affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the author or editor of several books, including "Lincoln at Cooper Union". Gabor Boritt, Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, is the author of "The Lincoln Enigma" and other books. Mark E. Neely Jr., McCabe Greer Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University, is the author of "The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America" and other books.
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Boritt, Gábor Szappanos was born on January 26, 1940 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1957. Naturalized, 1963. Son of Paul Szappanos Boritt and Rosa Theresia Schwartz.
Bachelor, Yankton College, South Dakota, 1962. Master of Arts, University South Dakota, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1967.
Assistant professor Boston University, 1967-1968. Lecturer University Maryland Far East, 1968-1970. Assistant professor Mount Wachussets Community College, 1972-1973, University Memphis, 1975-1976, 77-81.
Visiting professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1974, Washington University, St. Louis, 1974-1975. Visiting fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1977, Darwin College, Cambridge, Institute United States Studies, University London, 1987. Associate professor Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, since 1981, Robert C. Fluhrer professor Civil War Studies, 1986, director Civil War Institute, since 1983.
Director Linedn 175 national conference Lincoln scholars, Gettysburg, 1984, Lincoln Image exhibit, 1984-1985, Confederate Image exhibit, 1987-1989, Gettysburg Address 125 exhibit, 1988. Fortenbaugh Lecture Series. Chairman board Lincoln Prize, since 1990.
Co-chair advisory board Gilder-Lehman Institute, 1994.
(Focusing on prints produced in Lincoln's lifetime and in ...)
(First published in 1987, The Confederate Image examines t...)
(The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the ...)
Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Authors' Guild, Phi Alpha Theta (Hammond prize 1965).
Married Elizabeth Lincoln Norseen, 1968. Children: Norse, Jake, Daniel.