Edward Everett's 'Gettysburg Oration' is a powerful and poignant speech delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War.

This classic novel stands as a timeless reminder of the importance of love for one's country.

Although the events of the novel were set in the early 1800s, the story was an allegory and implicitly referred to the upheaval of the American Civil War.