| Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years Contributor(s): Sandburg, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027526 ISBN-13: 9780156027526 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: Originally published in six volumes, which sold over a million copies, Carl Sandburg's 'Abraham Lincoln' was praised as 'the greatest historical biography of our generation.' Sandburg later distilled this monumental work into this one-volume edition that critics and readers alike consider the author's crowning achievement and the definitive life of Lincoln. Sandburg's extraordinary portrait brings fully to life the young country lawyer as well as the president who became the central figure in the wildest storm that ever shook the American Republic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 74008388 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.98" W x 9.05" (2.07 lbs) 800 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in six volumes, Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln was called "the greatest historical biography of our generation." Sandburg distilled this work into one volume that became the definitive life of Lincoln. Index; photographs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sandburg, Carl: - CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career. |