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- Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
- Number of Pages: 224
- ISBN: 0307270785
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112176356
- Release Date: January 27, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #83237 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Making of the Modern Age" by Adam Gopnik to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Making of the Modern Age"Browse more products related to "Adam Gopnik"Review"[In] his elegant and engrossing bicentennial twin portrait....,Gopnik captures his subjects as at once men of their time, bourgeois family men, ambitious, proud, and prejudiced - and 'amazing men, something more than heroes.'" "One of our best essayists, Gopnik, who writes for the New Yorker, depicts these two as master builders of the modern - specifically, the liberal-democratic - tradition, which shook off the old encumbrances of magical thinking and redirected human imagination to rational government and rational thought about the universe." "The book's aim is to humanize larger-than-life figures...[and Gopnik] succeeds in this big task with wit and finesse, and then some." "The perceptive, very articulate author...sees Lincoln and Darwin within a specific focus, namely, the particular issues in each man's life that, once overcome, propelled him into greatness." (starred review) Publisher's note"A dual bicentennial biography of two men, born the same day an ocean apart, whose lives and work would forever transform humankind's understanding of itself, reveals how the writings of these two seminal figures, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, altered our views of the world--one through a war to preserve the Union, the other through science. 40,000 first printing." AnnotationThe births of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were separated by only a few hours and one ocean. Each was born on February 12, 1809 (Lincoln in Kentucky, Darwin in Shropshire, England), and each would deeply influence the course of human history before he died. Adam Gopnik uses the coincidence of their birth as a starting point for a series of essays depicting the real men behind the legends that have surround these two cultural icons. Lincoln is known as the liberator of the slaves, but he also presided over more American casualties of war than any other President. Darwin's theory of evolution is one of the most momentous ideas in human history, yet he may never have published it if Alfred Wallace had not come forward with similar findings. Both men were husbands and fathers, and both knew the pain of losing a child. This fine collection of essays celebrates their vulnerability as much as their victories, reminding us that these two heroes were human after all. If You Enjoy "Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Making of the Modern Age (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Making of the Modern Age (Hardcover)" by Adam Gopnik (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Entertainment & Performing Arts - General Bestsellers
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