The New Nation The Creation of the United States in Paintings and Eyewitness Accounts |
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| Author:
| Künstler, Mort |
| Text by:
| Lengel, Edward G. |
| Foreword by:
| Fischer, David Hackett |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4549-0773-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In 2011, acclaimed artist Mort Künstler ignited a media firestorm with his painting
Washington's Crossing, which many believe is more historically accurate than Emanuel Leutze's iconic
Washington Crossing the Delaware. Spurred by the debate, this beautiful volume presents Künstler's vision of America's birth, along with text by premier Washington scholar Edward G. Lengel, contemporary quotes, and a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Hackett...
More Description In 2011, acclaimed artist Mort Künstler ignited a media firestorm with his painting Washington's Crossing, which many believe is more historically accurate than Emanuel Leutze's iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware. Spurred by the debate, this beautiful volume presents Künstler's vision of America's birth, along with text by premier Washington scholar Edward G. Lengel, contemporary quotes, and a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Hackett Fischer.