Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln

by Carl Sandburg

1926•Biography•640 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalpoliticaldocumentaryslowheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a slow-paced biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

This definitive, single-volume edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography delivers “a Lincoln whom no other man . . . could have given us” (New York Herald Tribune Book Review).

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalPoliticalDocumentaryEmpowerment/personal growthUnderdog triumphsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

BiographyHistoryLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865PresidentsUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865BiographiesHistoireFamous Persons

Details

Author
Carl Sandburg
Published
1926
Pages
640
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