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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) 56 reviews Garry Wills
Simon & Schuster, 2006
I started reading again
+ A Gift to the Reader + Must reading for everyone
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)
I had been reading only business books until this book came out. I had always enjoyed reading about Lincoln and the Civil War. Wills book brought all that back to life for me and I set out reading history and ...
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Lincoln in American Memory 2 reviews Merrill D. Peterson
Oxford University Press, USA, 1995
Exceptional!
+ An interesting book on the Lincoln image
This fascinating volume considers how Lincoln has been viewed from the time of his death to the time this work came out. The account of the historical research related to Lincoln's genealogy and his early life is particularly intriguing. It discusses some of the Lincoln literature and indicates ...
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Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) 15 reviews Harold Holzer
Simon & Schuster, 2006
How Lincoln got creditable....
+ The Basis of the Great American Savior + Lincoln at Cooper Union + Another side of Lincoln + "The Founding Fathers said . . ."
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Lincoln 105 reviews David Herbert Donald
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Lincoln
+ Tight focus on Lincoln, not on larger events + My favorite Lincoln Biography. Excellent. + Slow start, but picks up the pace quickly.
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Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief 21 reviews Geoffrey Perret
Random House, 2004
Poetic evocation of Lincoln's character as tried by war
+ More Brilliant Civil War History! + Second hand review + An Engaging Popular Biography of Lincoln
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American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies 51 reviews Michael W. Kauffman
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Wonderful overview of JWB; great for beginners, too.
+ Amazing! + Lincoln Assassination + Still things to be learned about the Lincoln conspiracy... + Booth's Sister by Jane Singer
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The Two American Presidents: A Dual Biography of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis 11 reviews Bruce Chadwick
Citadel, 1999
Side by Side Comparison
The Amazon customer reviews (Average 2 stars at this writing) surprised me. I think the book deserves a better rating. It's not perfect, but it adds insight to a crowded field of books about the Civil War period.
After reading all the reviews, I realized I was looking for something different ...
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Lincoln's Constitution 5 reviews Daniel A. Farber
University Of Chicago Press, 2004
Popular legal history at its best
+ Complementary readings to Farber's interesting book + If you think Dubya should be impeached... + Great Book, but heavy history
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The Shut Mouth Society 6 reviews James D. Best
Wheatmark, 2008
A Great Story
+ Everything you look for in a "good book" + This shouldn't be a secret! + Captivating + A Suspenseful Adventure
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Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired President 7 reviews Joe Wheeler
Howard Books, 2008
A compelling look at Lincoln
+ An inspiring look at a great President + Surely Our Greatest President + I Need More
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Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency 24 reviews John Waugh, John C. Waugh
Da Capo Press, 2001
Our most important presidential election
+ How good of a politician was Lincoln? + Once Upon a Time, there was a President... + The Union was at stake - nothing less + Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 367 reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
You Can be a Fly on the Wall!
+ Required Reading + Lincoln + Excellent Biography
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The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations (Thrift Edition) 10 reviews Abraham Lincoln
Dover Publications, 2005
Great Book!
+ 'Pocket Lincoln' + Very Entertaining + Nice Work & Collection of Quotes + A Nice Little Collection
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Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography) 21 reviews Allen C. Guelzo
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
An Intellectual and Religious Biography of Lincoln
+ Must read + Inspiring + Lincoln the Whig
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American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies 51 reviews Michael W. Kauffman
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Wonderful overview of JWB; great for beginners, too.
+ Amazing! + Lincoln Assassination + Still things to be learned about the Lincoln conspiracy... + Booth's Sister by Jane Singer
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Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief 21 reviews Geoffrey Perret
Random House, 2004
Poetic evocation of Lincoln's character as tried by war
+ More Brilliant Civil War History! + Second hand review + An Engaging Popular Biography of Lincoln
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The Shut Mouth Society 6 reviews James D. Best
Wheatmark, 2008
A Great Story
+ Everything you look for in a "good book" + This shouldn't be a secret! + Captivating + A Suspenseful Adventure
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Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) 15 reviews Harold Holzer
Simon & Schuster, 2006
How Lincoln got creditable....
+ The Basis of the Great American Savior + Lincoln at Cooper Union + Another side of Lincoln + "The Founding Fathers said . . ."
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 367 reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
You Can be a Fly on the Wall!
+ Required Reading + Lincoln + Excellent Biography
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Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography) 21 reviews Allen C. Guelzo
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
An Intellectual and Religious Biography of Lincoln
+ Must read + Inspiring + Lincoln the Whig
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