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Lincoln's life, incisive study by renowned author.

If you're intrigued by pivotal figures in American history, "Abraham Lincoln" by Thomas Keneally is an insightful read. Keneally, with his storytelling prowess demonstrated in "Schindler's Ark," offers a crisp and engaging portrait that might leave you admiring and contemplating Lincoln's impact and the transformative era he steered.

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Abraham Lincoln

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ISBN: 9780670031757
Authors: Thomas Keneally
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date of Publication: 2002-12-30
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.73
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This self-made man from a log cabin - the great orator, the Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the martyr - was arguably our greatest president; but it takes a master storyteller like Thomas Keneally, author of the award-winning novel that inspired the film Schindler's List, to bring alive the history behind the myth. Acclaimed for his recent Civil War biography, American Scoundrel, Keneally delves with relish and a keen, fresh eye into Lincoln's complicated persona. Abraham Lincoln depicts all the amazing man's triumphs, insecurities, and crushing defeats with uncanny his early poverty and the ambition that propelled him out of it; the shaping of the man and his political philosophy by youthful exposure to Christianity, slavery, and business; his tempestuous marriage and his fatherly love. We see him, elected to the presidency by a twist of fate, unswerving in the grim day-to-day conduct of the war as his vision and acumen led the country forward. Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of its pivotal figure, his greatness etched even more clearly in this very touching human story.
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