LINCOLN FOR BEGINNERS
POLITICS & SOCIAL SCIENCE
History/ United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-934389-85-0
Price: US $15.95
6x9 | Pages: 176
eBook ISBN: 978-1-934389-86-7
eBook Price: US $15.95
January 13, 2015
B/W Illustrations
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There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Though, Lincoln himself, his personality, the sources of his dedication and his idealism, remains very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier, with no prominent family or social connections to back him, was a wonder of the age.
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Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have been written and still the enigma remains, perhaps because it is the enigma of a young country finding its footing and its destiny. Yet, no part is deeper, more perplexing, than Lincoln’s own beliefs about god and destiny. Lincoln For Beginners sets to demystify the man behind the legend.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paul Buhle, recently retired as a Senior Lecturer at Brown University, has written or edited forty-two books including a series of nonfiction comic art volumes in collaboration with Harvey Pekar (The Beats and Students For A Democratic Society); adaptations of works by Howard Zinn (A People's History of American Empire) and Studs Terkel (Studs Terkel’s Working); and an authorized biography on Mad Magazine founder Harvey Kurtzman (The Art of Harvey Kurtzman). He has also written on a wide range of subjects in The Nation, The Village Voice, Chronicle of Higher Education and the Guardian (UK). He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Sharon Rudahl’s work has appeared in underground newspapers and magazines, Marvel Comics, and Wobblies!: A Graphic History; her art has been widely exhibited. She lives in Hollywood.