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Looking for Lincoln : the making of an American icon Cover Image Book

Looking for Lincoln : the making of an American icon / Philip B. Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. ; foreword by David Herbert Donald ; introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Kunhardt, Philip B., III, 1951- (Author). Kunhardt, Peter W. (Added Author). Kunhardt, Peter W., Jr., 1982- (Added Author).

Summary:

Honoring the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a comprehensive, illustrated portrait of America's sixteenth president examines the myths and controversies surrounding Lincoln's posthumous image, from 1865 to the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln memorial, drawing on firsthand accounts, family papers, and period archives to reveal the man and his legacy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307267139
  • ISBN: 030726713X
  • Physical Description: xii, 494 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-482) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Black Easter -- We who knew hiim -- Betrayal -- Looking back -- His unfinished work -- The photographs of Abraham Lincoln.

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Subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Public opinion.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Anecdotes.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Anniversaries, etc.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Miscellanea.
Public opinion > United States.
Genre: Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Trivia and miscellanea.

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