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Lincoln

An Intimate Portrait

by The Editors of LIFE
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On the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the editors of LIFE bring readers everything that has been left to us from the life of one of history's most iconic figures. His pictures, actions, words in his speeches and his private letters are analyzed and pointed inward toward the person, to help us understand the man: the heart and soul of the man. This book is about the artifacts that are left us all these years later (letters, speeches and particularly pictures) — things that LIFE can show that allow us to know this man more intimately. And so we, with help from experts and several famous commentators, will show them in our pages, and lead the reader to the clues about Lincoln's essence.
Includes chapters such as:
  • "Lincoln Pictured," an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • A narrative by Allen C. Guelzo, explaining the man and his image — how the image reflects the true man
  • "Who Was Mathew Brady?" — the famous photographer, his life and times, his truths and deceptions (before and after shots from the Gettysburg battlefield, detailing how he moved things around — even bodies — for dramatic impact)
  • The words of Lincoln, in an artifact presentation with removable letters and speeches on archival paper that bring the reader back to the times
  • "The Camera and the White House" — A fascinating chapter on American Presidents and their visual image — Thomas McAvoy's secret snaps of FDR, FDR hiding his legs, JFK's manipulation of photography taken of him, etc.
  • The "book within a book" — the likes of David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Norton Smith, Walter Isaacson, Jon Meachem, Macklemore, Brad Pitt, Maya Angelou, Zadie Smith, Gay Talese, Tom Wolf and more in answer to the question "When you see Lincoln's face, what do you see?"

    • Creators

    • Series

      LIFE

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      March 15, 2016

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        • ISBN: 9781618932334

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        • ISBN: 9781618932334
        • File size: 20245 KB

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        • ISBN: 9781618932334
        • File size: 20245 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Kirkus

        Starred review from August 1, 2014
        Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's death, LIFE editors have produced an astonishing volume of images and essays. Drawing on historical archives, libraries and the collection of Keya Morgan, a foremost collector of Lincoln photographs, the editors have selected 250 images, many never before published. Distinguished Civil War historian Guelzo (Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, 2013, etc.) contributes an authoritative seven-part biographical essay chronicling Lincoln's birth in a "miserable habitation" in Kentucky; his years as a postmaster, shopkeeper and surveyor in Illinois; his four terms in the Whig minority of the Illinois state legislature; his apprenticeship as a lawyer; marriage to Mary Ann Todd; the loss of three of their four sons, and his wife's "growing unhingement." Yet he rallied forcefully in speeches and debates. As his rival Stephen A. Douglas remarked, "I've met him at the bar, I've met him on the stump, and I want to say to you, my friend, that he's a hard man to get up against." Central to this volume are 130 portraits from Morgan's vast collection, including the earliest known image, a daguerreotype made in 1846 by a pioneering photographer; a Mathew Brady carte de visite used in Lincoln's presidential campaign; and many more Brady images, some made just after Lincoln's inauguration, others in 1864. Also included is a moving introduction by cultural historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. and a variety of contributions of 272 words (the number in the Gettysburg Address) reflecting on Lincoln's legacy-among the respondents are Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Lech Walesa, Ken Burns, Billy Collins, high school students and soldiers serving on the U.S.S. Lincoln. One idea recurs: "[W]e can be better than we have been," as Steven Spielberg puts it; we can "be uplifted and galvanized by this suffering man who was a steadfast optimist in the name of freedom and equality." That sentiment infuses and inspires this stunning portrait.

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