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Canoerebel -> RE: New X-Mas Reading Book? (11/23/2015 12:44:00 PM)
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http://www.davidtdixon.com/the-lost-gettysburg-address/
I recommend most highly David T. Dixon's "The Lost Gettysburg Address." The book is fresh off the press (published this month) and is an exceptionally interesting true story.
The book is about Charles Anderson, who presented the "third Gettysburg Address" following those of Lincoln and Everett. Anderson's address was pretty much lost to history until a transcript was found about ten years ago in a trunk of belongings at a remote ranch in Wyoming. Anderson's address was given a the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church on the evening following the addresses by Lincoln and Everett.
But the most fascinating part of this book is the story of Anderson. He was born in the South, was a slave owner, but he stayed with the Union during the war. He was imprisoned in Texas at war's start, escaped through Mexico, returned to the north, served as colonel commanding on Ohio regiment, wounded twice during the Battle of Stones River, elected lieutenant governor of Ohio, and then selected to make the momentous address at Gettysburg. (Nearly all of you know of Anderson's brother, Major Robert Anderson, who surrendered Fort Sumter at the start of the war.)
I know the author well, having worked with him for about six years on various projects. I think most highly of him. He's the most gifted historian/writer I've worked with. I think he's on a par with Stephen Ambrose as far as his combined ability as writer and historian (good writers are rare, good historians are fairly common, but the two abilities only rarely combine).
If you order the book through the author's website, Dave says he'll be glad to personally sign the book and include a "sentiment" if you so desire. Just mention my name (Dan Roper, not Canoerebel).
I hope you'll enjoy!
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