With a fresh eye and inimitable style, the peerless travel and history writer Jan Morris journeys through the life of Abraham Lincoln to sketch an insightful new portrait of America's sixteenth president, one of our greatest and most enigmatic figures.
About the Author: Jan Morris has written more than thirty books of travel, history, and autobiography, including Manhattan 1945 and The World of Venice.
208 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State

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About the Book

Now in paperback, Morris looks past Lincoln's saintly image and log-cabin legend to conjure him in public and in private, as politician and as father, as commander-in-chief and as husband. "A marvelously compressed and persuasive portrayal of this most iconic of American presidents".--"New York Times Book Review".

Book Synopsis

With a fresh eye and inimitable style, the peerless travel and history writer Jan Morris journeys through the life of Abraham Lincoln to sketch an insightful new portrait of America's sixteenth president, one of our greatest and most enigmatic figures. Looking past his saintly image and log-cabin legend, Morris travels from Lincoln's birthplace to the White House to the infamous Ford Theater and conjures him in public and in private, as politician and as father, as commander-in-chief and as husband. With her skepticism and humor and marvelous sense of place, Morris seamlessly blends narrative, history, and biography to reveal the man behind the myth.

About the Author

Jan Morris has written more than thirty books of travel, history, and autobiography, including Manhattan 1945 and The World of Venice. Her novel Last Letters from Hav was a finalist for the Booker Prize. She lives in Wales.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.21 Inches (H) x 5.49 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)

Weight: .51 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Presidents & Heads of State

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Format: Paperback

Author: Jan Morris

Language: English

Street Date: March 22, 2001

TCIN: 93674235

UPC: 9780306810329

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-5892

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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