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A Fiery Gospel The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Road to Righteous War (Religion and American Public Life)

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 and redemptive imagery, drawn freely from prophetic passages of the Old and New Testaments, and fewer...

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American History Tellers

The book was the subject of discussion, detailing Richard Gamble's six years of research into the origin of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," its writer, influences, and its historical use.

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On our last special episode of American History Tellers, we ask you a question. If you could be an everyday person at some point in American history, which time period would you choose and why?

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Episode: America's Anthem | 7

The book was the subject of discussion, detailing Richard Gamble's six years of research into the origin of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," its writer, influences, and its historical use.

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On our last special episode of American History Tellers, we ask you a question. If you could be an everyday person at some point in American history, which time period would you choose and why?

Check out his new book, A Fiery Gospel, The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Road to Righteous War.

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