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Saturday, February 07, 2009
The Lincoln Canon
There's a joke in the publishing world. A writer asks his editor for ideas about a commercially promising topic for a book. "Lincoln's doctor's dog," the editor unhesitatingly responds.What to read for Abe Lincoln's 200th birthday?
Fred Kaplan breaks down the bios (and cracks on Doris Kearns Goodwin's "hyperbolic" Team of Rivals).
Labels: Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Fred Kaplan
Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 6:46 AM 
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Greatest Inaugural Story Lede So Far
"Thank God that Doris Kearns Goodwin didn't write a profile of Montezuma's cabinet. Otherwise they'd be eating human flesh at Barack Obama's inauguration!"Political Machine chuckling about the Lincoln-oriented menu for Inauguration Day.
Labels: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Doris Kearns Goodwin
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