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  1. The 15 Best Books on President Abraham Lincoln

    A list of essential books on Lincoln's life, speeches, and legacy, from biographies to historical analyses. Learn about his character, leadership, and words that shaped the nation and the world.

  2. Ten Best Abraham Lincoln Biographies

    Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president. Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies …. 1. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald. Many critics agree that if you are only going to read one Abraham Lincoln biography this is the one to read….

  3. Best Books About Abraham Lincoln (108 books)

    Lincoln's Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House. by. Elizabeth Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 93 ratings. score: 300 , and 3 people voted. Want to Read.

  4. The best books on Abraham Lincoln

    1 Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington by Ted Widmer. 2 Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words by Douglas L Wilson. 3 Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America by Garry Wills. 4 Emancipating Lincoln: The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory by Harold Holzer. 5 They Knew Lincoln by John E Washington.

  5. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

    A biography of Abraham Lincoln, exploring his life, leadership during the Civil War, and tragic assassination, highlighting his moral commitment to ending slavery and the impact of conscience in shaping events in a divided nation. ... Jr. "Biography at its best, the great historian Barbara Tuchman wrote, paints an intimate portrait of an ...

  6. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

    Nominee for Best History & Biography (2022) The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery in order to expand the possibilities of America. ... Abraham Lincoln and The American Struggle. I feel Jon Meacham had garnered us with a 5 star ...

  7. Ten Best Abraham Lincoln Biographies

    Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president. Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies …. 2. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James McPherson. This Pulitzer-prize winner is a well-crafted narrative of Abraham Lincoln's presidency during the Civil War.

  8. The 20 Best Books about Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln's Battle with God: A President's Struggle with Faith and What It Meant for America by Stephen Mansfield. "Abraham Lincoln is the most beloved of all U.S. presidents. He freed the slaves, gave the world some of its most beautiful phrases, and redefined the meaning of America.

  9. Best Books (And Surprising Insights) On Lincoln : NPR

    Battle Cry Of Freedom. The Civil War Era. By James M. McPherson. Purchase. But Lincoln's political persona is but one dimension of the man. Andy Ferguson, senior editor of The Weekly Standard and ...

  10. The Best Books on President Lincoln

    Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (2003) and Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief (2008) by James M. McPherson. Though it is not a biography of Lincoln, Battle Cry of Freedom ...

  11. The Best Biographies of Abraham Lincoln

    Often described as the second best single-volume biography of Lincoln (after David Herbert Donald's 1995 biography) I was not disappointed. Although fairly lengthy (at nearly 700 pages) it is entertaining to read and easy to follow. ... - Benjamin Thomas's "Abraham Lincoln: A Biography" Best "Non-Traditional" Lincoln Biography:

  12. Best Books on Abraham Lincoln

    There are about 15,000 books on Abraham Lincoln — here are the 7 you should read. Insider Picks. 2015-02-12T19:01:00Z ... "A. Lincoln: A Biography" by Ronald C. White Jr. Amazon

  13. Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861-65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Lincoln and his cabinet.

  14. The 25 best books about Abraham Lincoln

    At least 15,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. If you wish to learn about the man who led the North during the American Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 then you are not going to be restricted by choice. (AbeBooks alone has more than 67,000 copies of books with 'Abraham Lincoln' in the title).

  15. Abraham Lincoln: Biography, U.S. President, Abolitionist

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16 th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his roles in guiding the Union through the ...

  16. Abraham Lincoln: A Biography

    Lord Charnwood's remains the best Lincoln biography. -- William Kristol, editor, The Weekly Standard ― The Weekly Standard. From the Back Cover. No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread acclaim as Lord Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln: a biography. Many contemporary historians consider this thorough and ...

  17. The best books on Abraham Lincoln, his life, and his words

    In high school (the best time for doing this) I read the first two volumes of Carl Sandburg's six-volume biography of Lincoln. A year or so later I made my first trip on an airplane (Saint Louis to Detroit) and an easily recognizable Sandburg was one of the few passengers on our small commercial prop-plane.

  18. Ten Best Abraham Lincoln Biographies

    10. Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas Wilson. This Lincoln biography explores the early years of Lincoln's political career. "As Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice, Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that was more than once seriously derailed.".

  19. Can anyone recommend a biography on Abraham Lincoln?

    If so, I'd agree with three recommendations from our booklist, which are the massive Michael Burlingame biography Abraham Lincoln: A Life and David Donald's Lincoln, which is probably considered the best single volume of recent years, and the Foner book on Lincoln's history with slavery, The Fiery Trial . To that, I'd probably add the Gienapp ...

  20. 30 Awesome Abraham Lincoln Books That Bring History to Life

    Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln! by Fred Van Lente. Amazon. Kids love graphic novels more than anything these days, and this Abraham Lincoln book is no exception. Real history, fake jokes, and timelines, charts, and maps will grab your students' attention immediately.

  21. Searching for the Real Abraham Lincoln

    Robert W. Merry, a former Washington correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and the chief executive of Congressional Quarterly, is the author of biographies of James K. Polk and William ...

  22. How other Cincinnati candidates fared in past presidential elections

    McClellan-Pendleton vs. Abraham Lincoln Two candidates with Cincinnati ties challenged Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 election, which was held during the Civil War with grave ramifications for the ...

  23. Thank You, Montana State University!

    The promise of public higher education to better ourselves, our communities and our country endures as brightly today as it did in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act into law, establishing — for the first time — a public university in each state and territory of a still very young nation.

  24. Ten Best Abraham Lincoln Biographies

    Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president. Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies …. 5. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner. Another Pulitzer prize-winnerl, this biography focuses on Lincoln's complicated relationship with the American system of slavery.

  25. Ten Best Abraham Lincoln Biographies

    Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president. Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies …. 3. A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald White, Jr. Some sources, including USA TODAY, claim that his is the best 1-volume bio of Lincoln, and it won a slew of awards when it came out in 2009.