Books
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic | John Stauffer,Benjamin Soskis | It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial ser… | OL16806167W |
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Fiery Gospel | Richard M. Gamble | Since its composition in Washington's Willard Hotel in 1861, Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" has been used to make America and its wars sacred. Few Americans reflect on its violent an… | OL21200351W |