Garry Wills

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born

May 22, 1934

gender

male

place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

genre

History, Nonfiction

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Garry Wills is an author and historian, and a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. In 1993, he won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, which describes the background and effect of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.

books by Garry Wills

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avg rating: 3.75 | 678 ratings | 43 distinct works

	Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) by Garry Wills avg rating 4.10 — 131 ratings — published 1993 5 editions	my rating:
	What Jesus Meant (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.73 — 85 ratings — published 2007 3 editions	my rating:
	What Paul Meant (Hardcover) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.59 — 41 ratings — published 2006 3 editions	my rating:
	Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 4.38 — 26 ratings — published 2002 3 editions	my rating:
	Why I Am a Catholic (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.35 — 26 ratings — published 2003 3 editions	my rating:
	James Madison: (The American Presidents Series) by Garry Wills, Arthur M. Schlesinger avg rating 3.32 — 22 ratings — published 2002 2 editions	my rating:
	Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.63 — 19 ratings — published 2001 3 editions	my rating:
	Head and Heart: American Christianities (Hardcover) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.25 — 20 ratings — published 2007 3 editions	my rating:
	A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.50 — 18 ratings — published 2002 3 editions	my rating:
	Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (Paperback) by Garry Wills avg rating 3.67 — 15 ratings — published 2002 2 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Garry Wills

"Only the winners decide what were war crimes. "
— Garry Wills

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