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Denenberg, Barry

Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered

40 pp. | Feiwel | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-312-37013-8 $24.95

(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Christopher Bing. Denenberg and Bing create an invented newspaper memorial of Lincoln's death, with yellowed pages bound in faux-weathered maroon. Archival photographs and maps, as well as artificial advertisements (e.g., fountain pen nibs), appear alongside portraits that mimic period engravings. Beautifully integrating content and form, this engrossing oversized (twelve by eighteen inches) book serves both browsers and researchers well. Timeline. Ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009