PYR LV 4 : Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address

Series: Puffin Young Readers, Level 4

Abraham Lincoln was one busy man. He had a country to run. And a war to win. And a family to care for. But when it came time to honor all the soldiers who had died in the great battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln still took time to say a few words. Two hundred and seventy-one to be exact. Here is a true story about a great man and his famous speech.