Lincoln : the biography of a writer /

An analysis of the literary life of the sixteenth president explores the ways in which his views were shaped by classic literature and how he used language as a vehicle for complex ideas and an instrument of change in both political and personal arenas.

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Autor principal: Kaplan, Fred, 1937-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : HarperCollins, c2008.
Edición:1st ed.
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245 1 0 |a Lincoln :  |b the biography of a writer /  |c Fred Kaplan. 
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260 |a New York :  |b HarperCollins,  |c c2008. 
300 |a viii, 406 p. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-362) and index. 
505 0 |a "All the books he could lay his hands on," 1809-1825 -- Shakespeare, 1825-1834 -- Burns, Byrons, and love letters, 1834-1837 -- "How miserably things seem to be arranged," 1837-1842 -- "Were I president," 1842-1849 -- "Honest seeking, " 1849-1854 -- "The current of events," 1855-1861 -- The master of language and the presidency, 1861-1865. 
520 |a An analysis of the literary life of the sixteenth president explores the ways in which his views were shaped by classic literature and how he used language as a vehicle for complex ideas and an instrument of change in both political and personal arenas. 
600 1 0 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865. 
600 1 0 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |x Language. 
600 1 0 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |v Correspondence. 
600 1 0 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |x Oratory. 
600 1 4 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865. 
600 1 4 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |x Lenguaje. 
600 1 4 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |v Correspondencia. 
600 1 4 |a Lincoln, Abraham,  |d 1809-1865  |x Oratoria. 
650 0 |a Presidents  |z United States  |v Biography. 
650 0 |a Political oratory  |z United States  |x History  |y 19th century. 
650 0 |a Speeches, addresses, etc., American  |x History and criticism. 
650 7 |a Presidentes  |z Estados Unidos  |v Biografía.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Oratoria política  |z Estados Unidos  |x Historia  |y Siglo XIX.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Discursos estadounidenses  |x Historia y crítica.  |2 UDESA 
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