President Lincoln was asked to speak at the dedication of Gettysburg as a National Cemetery on November 19, 1863 and delivered the famous Gettysburg Address.

Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the Cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech. Includes text of the speech.

Tells the story behind Abraham Lincoln s famous speech. Each spread provides information about the context, wording, and lasting effects of the document paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.

"Four score and seven years ago...so begins one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States--Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address."

Describes the Battle of Gettysburg, its aftermath, and the military park that now exists on the battlefield.

"On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington's Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times: as Hitler's armies plowed across Europe, seizing or destroying the Continent's historic artifacts at will, Japan bristled to the East. The Axis was rapidly closing in. So FDR set about hiding the country's valuables. On the train...