Description
About the Author
Fred Kaplan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, which was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times and Washington Post, among other publications. His biography of Thomas Carlyle was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Maine.
Reviews
"Absorbing." -- Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic "Lively... Kaplan does a good job of tracing the young man's reading habits, identifying favorite books and noting their influence on the mature politician... Powerful and convincing... Kaplan is a biographer on a mission." -- The Los Angeles Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780060773366
Author Fred Kaplan
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint HarperPerennial
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 347g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 24mm