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Abraham Lincoln: The Boy, the Man
"Abraham The Boy, the Man (June 16, 1988 Reopening of the Lincoln Hom..."
159 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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June 20, 2023
This book of illustrations drawn by the author, augmented with photographs, tells the story of Lincoln's life in pictures with brief narratives. (First published in 1962.) As the author indicates in the acknowledgments, the pictorial biography is aimed at younger readers.
When I write a historical novel, I find books aimed at younger readers invaluable. They provide three benefits. First, books for youths tell history as a story, the same as a historical novel. Second, they focus on highlights which can provide an outline for a more extensive narrative. Third, they present the popular view and mythology of historic events. This is valuable because a historical novelist must know when he or she is diverting away from common perceptions. Without proper set-up, running counter to general belief can jar the reader out of the story, and the cardinal rule for storytelling is never pull the audience out of the story.
Abraham Lincoln: The Boy The Man is an accurate portrayal of Lincoln's life. Understandably, the book presents only highlights and interesting tidbits while oversimplifying personal relationships. The smiling people in the illustrations sometimes frowned or scowled.
When I write a historical novel, I find books aimed at younger readers invaluable. They provide three benefits. First, books for youths tell history as a story, the same as a historical novel. Second, they focus on highlights which can provide an outline for a more extensive narrative. Third, they present the popular view and mythology of historic events. This is valuable because a historical novelist must know when he or she is diverting away from common perceptions. Without proper set-up, running counter to general belief can jar the reader out of the story, and the cardinal rule for storytelling is never pull the audience out of the story.
Abraham Lincoln: The Boy The Man is an accurate portrayal of Lincoln's life. Understandably, the book presents only highlights and interesting tidbits while oversimplifying personal relationships. The smiling people in the illustrations sometimes frowned or scowled.
January 9, 2010
This book was originally issued in 1962.
Re-issued in 2009 on the occasion of Lincoln's 200 year of birth.
Book was a Christmas gift from Tom and Arlene - and is now one of my cherished books.
The author - Ostendorf - was a gifted artist. He drew many pictures of Lincoln in scenes that could not be captured by the photography of the time.
This book recreates many of those scenes, interdispered with old photos of Lincoln and places Lincoln lived or visited over the course of his life. There are 133 original drawings and 101 rare Lincoln related photos.
This book is a limited special edition put out by Sangamon County, Illinois.
What a treasure it is.
Re-issued in 2009 on the occasion of Lincoln's 200 year of birth.
Book was a Christmas gift from Tom and Arlene - and is now one of my cherished books.
The author - Ostendorf - was a gifted artist. He drew many pictures of Lincoln in scenes that could not be captured by the photography of the time.
This book recreates many of those scenes, interdispered with old photos of Lincoln and places Lincoln lived or visited over the course of his life. There are 133 original drawings and 101 rare Lincoln related photos.
This book is a limited special edition put out by Sangamon County, Illinois.
What a treasure it is.
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