The Mythic Mr. Lincoln: America's Favorite President in Multimedia Fiction includes 222 pages, is new and unread, and will be shipped with the utmost care. It is signed by hand by the author, Jeff O'Bryant. Chapters cover Lincoln's fictional depictions in literature, old-time radio (OTR), comic books, animation, television, silent movies, modern films, and ads, memes, and more as the 16th President interacts with fictional characters like Superman, Batman, and the Animaniacs, inspires Jimmy Stuart's Jefferson Smith and William Shatner's James T. Kirk, is charmed by Shirley Temple, and is even recreated in electronic form by Walt Disney, Ray Bradbury, and Philip K. Dick. Foreword by noted Lincoln presenter and actor Michael Krebs (Timeless, Field of Lost Shoes). In hand and ready to ship!
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Honest Abe. The rail-splitter. The Great Emancipator. Old Abe. These are familiar monikers of Abraham Lincoln, appellations admirers the world-over instantly recognize. They describe a man who has influenced the lives of everyday men and women and notables like Leo Tolstoy, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill.
But there are a multitude of fictional Lincolns almost as familiar as the original: time traveler, android, monster hunter, and more. As the star of stage and screen, Lincoln has become the subject of tales even taller than himself. He has been Simpsonized by Matt Groening, charmed by Shirley Temple, and emulated by the Lone Ranger. Countless devotees have attempted to rescue him through time travel, to clone him, or to raise him from the dead. Apparently, you just can't keep a good president down.
Lincoln's image and memory have also been invoked to fight communism, mock a sitting president, and sell a variety of products. Lincoln has even been portrayed as the greatest example of goodness humanity has to offer. In short, Lincoln is the essential American myth.
The Mythic Mr. Lincoln explores Lincoln's evolution from martyred president to cultural icon and the struggle between the Lincoln of history and his fictional progeny.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Foreword by Michael Krebs 1
Preface 5
Introduction 9
Chapter 1. The American Archetype 17
Chapter 2. Lincoln Lit 25
Chapter 3. A Face Made for Radio 41
Chapter 4. Lincoln in Your Living Room 69
Chapter 5. Animated Abe 84
Chapter 6. This is a Job for Abraham! 99
Chapter 7. The Silent Lincoln 123
Chapter 8. Here’s Looking at You, Abe 135
Chapter 9. Abe Ads, Memes and More 162
Epilogue 171
Chapter Notes 175
Bibliography 193
Index 209