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- Publication Date
- 2010-02-02
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780060773366
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060773367
ISBN-13
9780060773366
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74234185
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lincoln : the Biography of a Writer
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Speeches, General, Literary, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A fascinating new book. . . . Although Fred Kaplan never mentions Mr. Obama by name, it's hard to read this volume without thinking of the current president . . . and this book's focus on the role that language and writing played in one president's life promises to shed light on the role they may play in another's. . . . Mr. Kaplan does a persuasive, highly perceptive job of explicating the influences that various authors had on Lincoln's thinking." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times "A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . It is always instructive to study Lincoln, but now is a particularly good time to consider his devotion to words. . . . No one has explored the subject so deeply or found so much meaning in it. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln's steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it." -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World "Compelling. . . . This revealing view of our 16th president focuses on his literary skills, on his deep appreciation for the classics, and on his lifelong search for the most precise and eloquent way to communicate his convictions and his ideas." -- Francine Prose, O, the Oprah magazine "Absorbing." -- Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic "Lincoln offers penetrating insights on Lincoln's ability to explain complex ideas in language accessible to a broad range of readers and listeners. . . . Kaplan is especially effective in tracing the influence on Lincoln's literary style of his lifelong course of self-education by reading English-language classics." -- New York Review of Books "An elegant portrait of Lincoln's literary sensibility." -- Ted Widmer, New York Observer "Lively. . . . Kaplan does a good job of tracing the young man's reading habits, identifying favorite books and noting their influence on the mature politician. . . . Powerful and convincing. . . . Kaplan is a biographer on a mission." -- The Los Angeles Times "Superb. . . . This intensely researched, thoughtfully written volume is more than a biography, it's also a practical and inspiring guide for writers. . . . Quoting many of Lincoln's texts, Kaplan demonstrates how their author organized his thoughts and blended them into logical, effective and often soaringly eloquent treatises." -- The Seattle Times "Essential reading for any Lincoln student preparing to dip into the rich field of Lincoln's writings. . . . Just when you think every aspect of Lincoln's life and thought has been covered, someone like Kaplan sees him from yet a new perspective." -- Allen Barra, The Baltimore Sun "If you ever wondered what Lincoln read, how he thought about words and ideas or what made him into one of our country's most distinctive speechwriters, this is the book for you." -- The Chicago Tribune, Lincoln offers penetrating insights on Lincoln's ability to explain complex ideas in language accessible to a broad range of readers and listeners. . . . Kaplan is especially effective in tracing the influence on Lincoln's literary style of his lifelong course of self-education by reading English-language classics., A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . It is always instructive to study Lincoln, but now is a particularly good time to consider his devotion to words. . . . No one has explored the subject so deeply or found so much meaning in it. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln's steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it., If you ever wondered what Lincoln read, how he thought about words and ideas or what made him into one of our country's most distinctive speechwriters, this is the book for you., 'A fascinating new book. . . . Although Fred Kaplan never mentions Mr. Obama by name, it's hard to read this volume without thinking of the current president . . . and this book's focus on the role that language and writing played in one president's life promises to shed light on the role they may play in another's. . . . Mr. Kaplan does a persuasive, highly perceptive job of explicating the influences that various authors had on Lincoln's thinking.' (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times), A fascinating new book. . . . Although Fred Kaplan never mentions Mr. Obama by name, it's hard to read this volume without thinking of the current president . . . and this book's focus on the role that language and writing played in one president's life promises to shed light on the role they may play in another's. . . . Mr. Kaplan does a persuasive, highly perceptive job of explicating the influences that various authors had on Lincoln's thinking., Superb. . . . This intensely researched, thoughtfully written volume is more than a biography, it's also a practical and inspiring guide for writers. . . . Quoting many of Lincoln's texts, Kaplan demonstrates how their author organized his thoughts and blended them into logical, effective and often soaringly eloquent treatises., Compelling. . . . This revealing view of our 16th president focuses on his literary skills, on his deep appreciation for the classics, and on his lifelong search for the most precise and eloquent way to communicate his convictions and his ideas., Essential reading for any Lincoln student preparing to dip into the rich field of Lincoln's writings. . . . Just when you think every aspect of Lincoln's life and thought has been covered, someone like Kaplan sees him from yet a new perspective., Lively. . . . Kaplan does a good job of tracing the young man's reading habits, identifying favorite books and noting their influence on the mature politician. . . . Powerful and convincing. . . . Kaplan is a biographer on a mission.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.7092 B
Synopsis
"A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln's steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it." -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln , acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy., "A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln's steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it." -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique and engrossing account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy., "Fred Kaplan's Lincoln offers penetrating insights on Lincoln's ability to explain complex ideas in language accessible to a broad range of readers and listeners." -- James M. McPherson, The New York Review of Books "A fine, invaluable book. . . . Certain to become essential to our understanding of the 16th president. . . . Kaplan meticulously analyzes how Lincoln's steadily maturing prose style enabled him to come to grips with slavery and, as his own views evolved, to express his deepening opposition to it." -- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World Fascinating. . . . persuasive and] highly perceptive." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times From acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan comes an illuminating look at the life of Abraham Lincoln that chronicles his genius with language., For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In Lincoln, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language both as a vehicle to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. This unique account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy. Illuminating and engrossing, Lincoln brilliantly chronicles Abraham Lincoln's genius with language.
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