Word: backwoodsman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Less remarkable, though full of courage and emotional range, is Sam Waterston's portrayal of the backwoodsman turned reluctant candidate in a dozen scenes spanning a quarter-century, as Lincoln rises from law student to President-elect. He is the center of an impressive production of a once esteemed play that is now interesting chiefly as a barometer of how tastes, political mores and media behavior have changed...