Abraham Lincoln: A Life - eBook

Name: Abraham Lincoln: A Life - eBook
Brand: Penguin Books
SKU: 47791EB
Price: 15.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas Keneally
ISBN: 9781440650024

By: Thomas Keneally

Product Description

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The self -made man from a log cabin, the great orator, the Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, the martyr-Lincoln's story is at the very heart of American history. But who was he, really? In this outstanding biography, award-winning author Thomas Keneally follows Lincoln from his impoverished birth through his education and presidency. From the development of his political philosophy to his troubled family life and his actions during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure. 192 pages, softcover.

Product Information

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Title: Abraham Lincoln: A Life - eBook
By: Thomas Keneally
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 2002

ISBN: 9781440650024
ISBN-13: 9781440650024
Series: Penguin Lives
Stock No: WW47791EB

Publisher's Description

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The ideal concise biography of an American icon- now available in paperback for the bicentennial of his birth

The self -mad e man from a log cabin, the great orator, the Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, the martyr-Lincoln's story is at the very heart of American history. But who was he, really? In this outstanding biography, award-winning author Thomas Keneally follows Lincoln from his impoverished birth through his education and presidency. From the development of his political philosophy to his troubled family life and his actions during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure.

Author Bio

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Thomas Keneally has won international acclaim for his novels Schindler's Ark, Confederates, Gossip from the Forest, Playmaker, Woman of the Inner Sea, and A River Town. He is most recently the author of the biography American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles.

Editorial Reviews

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"Keneally's excellent brief biography benefits from the compression and from the dramatic value of crisp wording and sharpness of detail."
-The New York Times Book Review