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Lincoln and Whitman: Parallel Lives in Civil War Washington

Name: Lincoln and Whitman: Parallel Lives in Civil War Washington
Brand: Random House Publishing Group
SKU: 9780345458001
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Contributors:

Daniel Mark Epstein

Publisher:

Random House Publishing Group

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, History

Book Subcategory:

Presidents & Heads of State, Literary Figures, United States

Book Topic:

Civil War Period (1850-1877)

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Release Date:

2005-01-11

ISBN 13:

9780345458001

Weight:

0.63 lbs

Size:

8.06 x 5.24 x 0.91 inches

Pages:

400

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Description

Kindred spirits despite their profound differences in position, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman shared a vision of the democratic character. They had read or listened to each other's words at crucial turning points in their lives, and both were utterly transformed by the tragedy of the Civil War. In this radiant book, poet and biographer Daniel Mark Epstein tracks the parallel lives of these two titans from the day that Lincoln first read Leaves of Grass to the elegy Whitman composed after Lincoln's assassination in 1865.

Drawing on a rich trove of personal and newspaper accounts and diary records, Epstein shows how the influence and reverence flowed between these two men-and brings to life the many friends and contacts they shared. Epstein has written a masterful portrait of two great American figures and the era they shaped through words and deeds.

About the Author
Daniel Mark Epstein is the author of highly acclaimed biographies of Aimee Semple McPherson, Nat King Cole, and Edna St. Vincent Millay, as well as seven volumes of poetry. His verse has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review, among other national publications. Epstein lives in Baltimore.