Title: Angels and ages
Description: On February 12, 1809, two men were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin; Charles Darwin on an English country estate. Each would see his life's work inspire a stark change in mankind's understanding of itself. In this bicentennial twin portrait, Adam Gopnik shows how these two giants, who never met, altered the way we think about death and time--about the very nature of earthly existence.
Subjects: Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Influence, Liberalism, Modern Civilization, Naturalists, Nonfiction, Presidents, Cultural Evolution, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Civilization, History, 19th Century, Natural Science Disciplines, Politics, History
Places: England, United States
People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Charles Darwin (1809-1882)