FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
"A smart and engaging what-if that has the virtue of being plausible--and the added virtue of not having been written by Bill O'Reilly, so that the real facts are actually facts."
Law professor turned novelist Carter (
The Emperor of Ocean Park, 2002, etc.) waxes counterfactual--and sometimes piles historical nonfacts to dizzying heights.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 19, 2012
"A marvel of history writing that makes complicated history clear and interesting. (selected bibliography, notes, picture credits) (Nonfiction. 9-14) "
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass met only three times, but their friendship changed a nation.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"Rounded off with an afterword noting where some historical details have been telescoped, the episode will take a strong grip on readers' hearts and minds both. (Picture book. 9-12)"
The creator of January's Sparrow (2009) and Pink and Say (1994) sends two modern lads back to the Civil War for an encounter with President Lincoln and a shocked gander at an Antietam battlefield.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2010
"Look elsewhere for an understanding of the president as person, but linger here for an indispensable analysis of Lincoln navigating through the treacherous political currents of his times."
Renowned scholar Foner (History/Columbia Univ.;
Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction, 2005, etc.) adroitly traces how personal conviction and force of circumstance guided Abraham Lincoln toward the radical step of emancipation.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 11, 2010
"A handy volume that efficiently covers all the essentials."
FICTION
Released: March 2, 2010
"The book's grotesque joviality should be fun for those looking for it."
