Lincoln
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In the hazardous fictional terrain of his historical novels, Gore Vidal is never especially kind to American history in general, or to its icons in particular. Yet in this brilliantly realised study of Abraham Lincoln, he paints a surprising and near-heroic picture of the man who led America through four of the most divisive and dangerous years of the nation's history. Observed alternately by his loved ones, his rivals and his future assassins, Lincoln at first appears as an inept and naïve backwoods lawyer. People in this novel are not averse to turning up, getting drunk, and regaling the reader with details of Lincoln's whoring activities…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-349-10530-7
- EAN: 9780349105307
- Produktnummer: 17630086
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
- Seitenangabe: 736 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B12.7 cm x D4.7 cm 490 g
- Gewicht: 490
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote 'The Narratives of a Golden Age' series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.
97 weitere Werke von Gore Vidal:
The Second American Revolution and Other Essays 1976 - 1982
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