This popular summer event in gettysburg, pennsylvania, has a limited. In 1863, abraham lincoln proved himself a master of a new frontier. Nau iii center for civil war history and langbourne m. In 1993, he won a pulitzer prize for general nonfiction for his book lincoln at gettysburg. A prolific writer and scholar, wills is the author of more than twenty books, including the pulitzer prizewinning lincoln at gettysburg, papal sin, and what jesus meant. Gilder lehrman lincoln prize gilder lehrman institute of american.
The gilder lehrman lincoln prize at the gettysburg college invites. The prize will generally go to a book but in rare instances an important article or. The words that remade america by garry wills online at alibris. Gettysburg college and the gilder lehrman institute of american history announced today that elizabeth r. The gilder lehrman lincoln prize, endowed by richard gilder and lewis lehrman and administered by gettysburg college, has been awarded annually since. President abraham lincoln delivered during the american civil war at the dedication of the soldiers national cemetery in gettysburg, pennsylvania, on the afternoon of thursday, november 19, 1863, four and a half months after the union armies defeated those of the confederacy at the battle of gettysburg. Gabor boritt, director emeritus of the civil war institute at gettysburg college. Previous winners of the gilder lehrman lincoln prize gettysburg. Today, our regular symposia are attended by scholars and enthusiasts from all over the nation and abroad. The words that remade america, which describes the background and effect of abraham lincolns gettysburg address on november 19, 1863.
The gilder lehrman lincoln prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in english on abraham lincoln, the american civil war soldier, or a subject. In lincoln at gettysburg, winner of the 1992 national book critics circle award for criticism, wills sets himself the challenging task of producing a booklength study of a document 272 words long. We received hundreds of ballots in 32 categories, including a few newbies this year. Lincoln had given much thought to what he wanted to say at gettysburg, but nearly missed his chance to say it. The gilder lehrman lincoln prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in english on abraham lincoln, the american civil war soldier, or a subject relating to their era.
Now its time to recognize the outstanding honorees of our 10th annual gettysburgs greatest awards. Born in atlanta in 1934, he has taught widely throughout the united states. Gilder lehrman lincoln prize recipient announced the. Shortly before the trip, lincoln s son, tad, became ill with a fever. Along with richard gilder, he built the gilder lehrman collection of original historical manuscripts and documents to teach american history from primary sources. The gilder lehrman lincoln prize, sponsored by the gilder lehrman institute and gettysburg college, is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work in. Williams professor of american history at the university of virginia. The book uses lincoln s notably short speech at gettysburg to examine his rhetoric overall. Designed for middle and high school students, this award is for the best research paper. When studies competing for the prize show similar scholarly merit, preference will be given to work on abraham lincoln, or the civil war soldier, or work aimed at. Wills is the author of lincoln at gettysburg, which won the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1993 and the neh presidential medal, john waynes america, a necessary evil. The enduring friendship of abraham lincoln and joshua speed.