Book Detail
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extrordinary Life |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Sandler, Martin | Illustrator: |
| Title: Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extrordinary Life | Date: 2008 |
| Publisher: Walker and Co | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 10:0-8027-9666-4 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): nonfiction, biography and autobiography, photographic essay | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| A loosely organized series of chapters/essays about the rise of photography in Lincoln's lifetime and how it shaped the way we view his Presidency. Many photographs from the period are included. | |
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| Students might want to discuss/write about these topics: How does photography still shape political figures? How has it changed in its influence on images? How has photography changed? Use the internet to locate pictures of other well known people. Read other books about Lincoln and compare them to this one. Find out more about the photographers of this time - Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and others. | |
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