tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271240471232191667.post3766800402282751289..comments2023-10-18T09:03:57.864-07:00Comments on Drake's Cakes: Magazines Are Awesome!Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408708919775522511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271240471232191667.post-41639164910942194132008-07-23T08:54:00.000-07:002008-07-23T08:54:00.000-07:00I have not read the Newsweek thingy either, but wh...I have not read the Newsweek thingy either, but while the Interwebs may have ignored Lincoln/Darwin comparisons, Historian David R. Contosta has churned out 365 pages of comparative biography on the outmoded BOOK platform. Perhaps the magazine article was based on this book? I have not read the book either, but it is called "Rebel Giants."<BR/><BR/>I think the desire to compare is based on the fact that the two were born on the same date, February 12, 1809.<BR/><BR/>They have been compared before, but the Newsweek cover is the first indication I have ever seen of competition between them, or between their legacies. But we all know that magazine cover illustrations are always well-considered and factually authoritative.<BR/><BR/>Comparative biography is a respected historical genre, though. For instance, I understand that Charles Darwin could be unpleasant and a tad gassy. Abraham Lincoln was tall, and had a son nick-named Tad. Both wore beards at some point in their lives.<BR/><BR/>I'd actually be excited to know what Newsweek thought of these two giants, but since I would have to purchase a copy, I guess I'll just have to get used to not knowing.Foz the Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068100208396358014noreply@blogger.com