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Sep 29, 2020 · Abe culminates, of course, in the Civil War, the defining test of Lincoln and his beloved country. Reynolds shows us the extraordinary range of cultural knowledge Lincoln drew from as he shaped a vision of true union, transforming, in Martin Luther King Jr.'s words, "the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood."
David Reynolds’s Abe is an invaluable addition to the Lincoln literature, ably supplementing traditional biographies.” — Michael Burlingame, Claremont Review of Books “Against all odds, Reynolds, who teaches at the City University of New York, manages to say new and important things about Lincoln in his elegantly written book ...
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Sep 29, 2020 · David Reynolds's "Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times" was published seven weeks ago (September 2020) and is currently the best selling book on the 16th president. Reynolds is a Distinguished Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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Sep 29, 2020 · A new biography explores Lincoln's life, and while it is one of many, it comes from historian David S. Reynolds, author of acclaimed works on the 19th century. "Abe" follows a president who ...
Plutarch Award in biography: long-listed. Praise for Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times. “A marvelous cultural biography that captures Lincoln in all his historical fullness. . . . Using popular culture in this way, to fill out the context surrounding Lincoln, is what makes Mr. Reynolds’s biography so different and so compelling . . .
Abe Reynolds was born on 21 January 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Love at First Sight (1929). He died on 25 December 1955 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Sep 29, 2020 · According to Reynolds, whose research is staggering, Lincoln was an intellectual sponge, and he made use of his broad knowledge and experiences to help his law clients; in his speeches, which were often met with uproarious laughter; and in his basic respect for and honesty in dealing with people of different backgrounds.
