![]() ![]() Since it might be an odd practice to review a book that has been on the shelves for several years, it seems more appropriate simply to extol the virtues of Kaplan’s 2007 work, When the Astors Owned New York. His Whitman work is structured in such a way that the reader is barely aware that he is not reading a straight narrative.” NPG historian David Ward said of Kaplan, “Justin Kaplan is a clear and limpid writer specializing in biography, who is able to express the complexities of human life in a way that disguises the equally complex pattern of his thoughts. Clemens and Mark Twain and Walt Whitman: A Life, which won the National Book award. His works include the Pulitzer Prize winning Mr. Justin Kaplan is the type of writer of whom one wonders, “What will he do next?” His projects are intriguing and his biographical narratives are something of a playground for the National Portrait Gallery collection it is no surprise that he has a lot of fans among the NPG staffers. ![]()
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