75th anniversary Battle of Gettysburg: a photographic essay on the 1938 reunion with biographical data on selected veterans / edited by Gary T. Hawbaker
This book contains over 130 photos taken during the 1938 Reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg. It includes images of veterans, the dedication of the Peace Light Memorial, the parade, a demonstration of maneuvers by tanks and cavalry of the regular United States Army. The books also identifies twenty-nine soldiers indivdually including:James White Cloud, William Henry Jackson, Carter Bishop, George N.Lockwood, A. G. Harris, Charles T. Bugg, and Williams Barnes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361).
Summary
Examines how the spiritual beliefs and vision of America's founders shaped the country's history and culture and assesses the influence of the spiritual traditions of African slaves, Native Americans, and early mystical communities on colonial America.
"An eclectic mixture of autobiography, U.S. intellectual history, philosophical inquiry, and spiritual wonderment, this extended meditative essay examines "America as an Idea" by uncovering the latent wisdom of many of its shining lights: Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman. Needleman, a philosophy professor and author of Money and the Meaning of Life, reinterprets the lives of each of these leaders in the context of their strong spiritual beliefs and their contributions to unifying a deeply divided body politic. The author liberally quotes classical philosophers, historians, biographers, and the subjects themselves, and he often interjects his own life experiences and spiritual beliefs into his loosely structured narrative. Needleman also tackles what he considers to be America's two most grievous historical blemishes: the murder of Native American culture and slavery and suggests how America should confront these wrongs." [from the "Library Journal"]
