Looking for Lincoln : the making of an American icon / Philip B. Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. ; foreword by David Herbert Donald ; introduction by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Honoring the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a comprehensive, illustrated portrait of America's sixteenth president examines the myths and controversies surrounding Lincoln's posthumous image, from 1865 to the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln memorial, drawing on firsthand accounts, family papers, and period archives to reveal the man and his legacy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307267139
- ISBN: 030726713X
- Physical Description: xii, 494 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-482) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Black Easter -- We who knew hiim -- Betrayal -- Looking back -- His unfinished work -- The photographs of Abraham Lincoln.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Public opinion.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Anecdotes.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Anniversaries, etc.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Miscellanea.
Public opinion > United States. - Genre:
- Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Trivia and miscellanea.
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- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 973.7092 KUN (Text) | 36015000658704 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | B LINCOLN (Text) | 30664100181996 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | B LINCOLN (Text) | 0020507935235 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | B LINCOLN (Text) | 30665100224587 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Lin (Text) | 30308100820506 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 973.72 KUN (Text) | 900000000011669 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Honoring the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a comprehensive, illustrated portrait of America's sixteenth president examines the myths and controversies surrounding Lincoln's posthumous image, from 1865 to the 1922 dedication of the Lincoln memorial, drawing on firsthand accounts, family papers, and period archives to reveal the man and his legacy.
