''Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - the Cost of Freedom'' Scholar Receives National Award.PITTSBURGH -- Inecom Entertainment is pleased to announce that one of the contributing scholars to its new feature documentary "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" has been awarded the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The society was organized (1890) at Washington, D.C. Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery , the highest and most prestigious honor given at the national level. Award-winner Allen C. Guelzo Allen Carl Guelzo (born February 2, 1953 in Yokohama, Japan) is the Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College, where he serves as Director of the Civil War Era Studies Program and The Gettysburg Semester. Biography Guelzo was the son of Lt. , Ph.D. provides expertise about the battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on in Inecom's latest film which is narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals." Available on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. on January 31, 2006, "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" will be on sale at video stores, Internet retailers, educational and institutional distributors and large retail chains like Borders Stores. Many retailers are currently accepting pre-orders as well. Guelzo, author of "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President" and "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Proclamation, in U.S. history, the executive order abolishing slavery in the Confederate States of America. Desire for Such a Proclamation : The End of Slavery in America" received the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor because of his extensive contributions to American history, extraordinary leadership qualities, trustworthiness, service and patriotism. He is the only repeat winner of the Lincoln Prize The Lincoln Prize, endowed by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and administered by Gettysburg College, has been awarded annually since 1991 for the best non-fiction historical work of the year on the American Civil War. It is named for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. , is a two-time Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. nominee and was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Board of the National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) U.S. independent agency. Founded in 1965, it supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. . "It's a rare day when an academic historian is asked to join the ranks of previous Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor winners like Rudolph Guiliani (2002), Charlton Heston (2001) and Bob Dole (1999). So it's really been a unique honor to receive the Medal and to acknowledge the profound respect for American history, and especially the history of the American founding, which it symbolizes. What holds us together as a nation is our dedication to a proposition, as Lincoln said at Gettysburg, 'That all men are created equal The quotation "All men are created equal" is arguably the best-known phrase in any of America's political documents, as the idea it expresses is generally considered the foundation of American democracy. .' Our history is a constant refresher course in what that proposition means, and what lengths others before us have gone to preserve it. When we fail to respect that history, that is the moment when we begin to lose our hold on both that ancient proposition and our own future as a democracy," says Allen C. Guelzo on winning the award. Part of the MINUTES OF HISTORY(R) series, "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" vividly brings to life the story of America's fight for freedom in a battle that changes the course of the Civil War. It's September 17, 1862, and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. But General Robert E. Lee has other plans - invade the North. When Lee's strategy, known as Special Order 191, falls into the hands of the Union Army, the result is the single bloodiest day in American history at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. About Inecom Entertainment Company Inecom Entertainment Company is an independent movie studio focusing on documentary and instructional films. The company recently produced "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. " narrated by Keith Carradine and "Johnstown Flood" narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. Both "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor" and "Johnstown Flood" currently appear on television with "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" set to air on television in May 2006. "EXPO - Magic of the White City" is a top seller on Amazon.com and at Borders stores nationwide. Inecom's next title scheduled for release is "Horses of Gettysburg" narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, available May 2006. NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information or to receive a free press screening copy, press kit or product photographs for any of Inecom Entertainment Company's films, contact Julie Halapchuk at jhalapch@inecom.com or 1.888.258.5164 or visit www.Inecom.com . Images for "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" may be downloaded by visiting www.AntietamConflict.com/AboutTheFilm/FilmPhotos.asp. |
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