TY - BOOK N2 - Filled with original art and photographs by the author who is also an illustrator and designer, each chapter represents a month of Kalman's yearlong travel across the U.S. and her reflections on democracy. She starts with a celebration of Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., continues with the month of February and Abraham Lincoln, and explores democracy and the pursuit of happiness artistically and poetically. Several presidents and political sites in Washington, D.C. are focal points as the year progresses. AB - Filled with original art and photographs by the author who is also an illustrator and designer, each chapter represents a month of Kalman's yearlong travel across the U.S. and her reflections on democracy. She starts with a celebration of Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., continues with the month of February and Abraham Lincoln, and explores democracy and the pursuit of happiness artistically and poetically. Several presidents and political sites in Washington, D.C. are focal points as the year progresses. T1 - And the pursuit of happiness / DA - 2010. CY - New York : AU - Kalman, Maira. CN - JK1726 CN - JK1726 PB - Penguin Press, PP - New York : PY - 2010. N1 - "Most of the contents of this book first appeared as the author's online column ... on the website of the New York Times," [as 12 installments, Jan. 29 - Dec. 31, 2009] -- T.p. verso. ID - 453648 KW - Democracy KW - Happiness. KW - American essays KW - Presidents KW - History in art. KW - Politics in art. SN - 9781594202674 SN - 1594202672 TI - And the pursuit of happiness / LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011281852-b.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011281852-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011281852-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011281852-d.html ER -