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Daniel Mark Epstein

Autor(a) de The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage

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Daniel Mark Epstein is an award-winning essayist, poet, playwright, translator, biographer, and musician. He's won the Prix de Rome, received a Guggenheim Fellowship, and been anthologized in several collections of essays and poetry. His books include biographies of Aimee Semple McPherson and Nat mostrar mais King Cole, and seven volumes of poetry. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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The Best American Essays 1987 (1987) — Contribuinte — 85 cópias
A Roman Collection: Stories, Poems, and Other Good Pieces (1980) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias

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My high expectations for this book weren’t entirely met. I enjoyed many portions of it, but felt the subject was given a somewhat shallow treatment and fleshed out with uninteresting details on occasion. This may have more to do with the fact there weren’t witnesses to the more intimate and deep details of the Lincoln’s marriage. But certainly, Mary’s temper, unrestrained spending and need to draw attention to herself were observed by many. I can’t help but wonder how their marriage would have ended if Abraham had not been elected President. What would life together have been if he was a lawyer or even served in the Senate or Congress. Poor Mary likely deserves her rather bad reputation and comes off as high handed and lacking in social maturity, mostly driven by her ego and what we’d now define as bi polar disorder. Abraham doesn’t come off completely unscathed either, despite his ability to win people over with his jokes and stories. He didn’t get long to enjoy his momentous victory which aged and stressed him incredibly. Really a tragic story for all concerned. The book ends with the 1865 assassination so I will search out another book to cover the sad years until Mary’s death in 1882.… (mais)
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Zumbanista | outras 5 resenhas | Jun 26, 2022 |
This a great book well researched and authentic
 
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mgallantfnp | outras 4 resenhas | May 26, 2022 |
> UNE LÉGENDE AUX QUATRE VISAGES. — Epstein (Daniel Mark) compte parmi les biographes contemporains les plus probants (Walt Whitman et Nat King Cole notamment). Sa sympathie pour Bob Dylan est née d'un concert de 1963 au cours duquel l'écrivain découvre ce jeune folkeux, freluquet et contestataire dont tout le monde parle et tombe sous son charme. Ce coup de foudre pour Robert Zimmerman qui dure depuis cinq décennies, l'admirateur avisé qu'est Epstein l'a mis en relief minutieusement, au travers d'un ouvrage puzzle, articulé autour de quatre live majeurs (de 1963 à Washington à 2009 à Aberdeen). Pas de révélations tapageuses, pas de scoops tonitruants, mais des témoignages de sa vie, riches, collectés auprès des musiciens ou puisés dans l'environnement professionnel de Dylan. Toute la matière alimentant La Ballade de Bob Dylan fut consignée avec précision par l'auteur avant d'être fidèlement restituée présentement. Chaque concert correspond à un nouveau contour de l'artiste. On s'aperçoit bien vite qu'Epstein connaît son Dylan sur le bout des doigts et détaille avec force précision et justesse toutes les transformations de son idole : le jeune homme révolté de Washington 1963, le rockeur starisé et vénéré du Madison Square Garden (1974), le Dylan usé de Tanglewood (1997) et le dernier en date, celui qui arpente toujours les scènes, comme à Aberdeen en 2009, ressassant éternellement ses mémorables chansons. Cette Ballade de Bob Dylan n'a rien d'une bio supplémentaire, mais elle est certainement la plus proche de la vérité et la plus convaincante. C'est à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte (PLO54).
jean-claude, le 22 novembre 2011, (Sur Amazon.fr)
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Joop-le-philosophe | outras 4 resenhas | May 16, 2022 |
My man Ben Franklin was a very complicated man with very complicated family history. This excellent biography looks at the relationship of Ben and his son William. The two were very close--and then the American Revolution came and they picked opposite sides. Epstein is a master at narrative non-fiction.
 
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auldhouse | outras 52 resenhas | Sep 30, 2021 |

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