Best Abraham Lincoln Biography - April 2024

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Winner of the Lincoln Prize Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743270754
• ASIN: 0743270754
• ISBN: 0743270754
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

A. Lincoln: A Biography

“If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln.”—USA TodayNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The Philadelphia Inquirer • The Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARDEveryone wants to define the man who signed his name “A. Lincoln.” In his lifetime and ever since, friend and foe have taken it upon themselves to characterize Lincoln according to their own label or libel. In this magnificent book, Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812975707
• ASIN: 0812975707
• ISBN: 9780812975703
• Brand: Random House Trade
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography

In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. Students will see how Lincoln grew during his years in office, how he developed a keen aptitude for military strategy and displayed enormous skill in dealing... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195151003
• ASIN: 0195151003
• ISBN: 0195151003
• Brand: Oxford University Press USA
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Volume 2)

In the first multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln to be published in decades, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame offers a fresh look at the life of one of America’s greatest presidents. Incorporating the field notes of earlier biographers, along with decades of research in multiple manuscript archives and long-neglected newspapers, this remarkable work will both alter and reinforce current understanding of America’s sixteenth president. In volume 2, Burlingame examines Lincoln’s presidency and the trials of the Civil War. He supplies fascinating details on the crisis over Fort Sumte... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1421410583
• ASIN: 1421410583
• ISBN: 9781421410586
• Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins University Press

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years

Originally published in six volumes, Sandburg’s Abraham Lincoln was called “the greatest historical biography of our generation.” Sandburg distilled this work into one volume that became the definitive life of Lincoln. Index; photographs.

• ASIN: 0156027526
• ASIN: 0156027526
• ISBN: 0156027526
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Abraham Lincoln (The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861-1865)

America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil WarAbraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president―the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himse... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0805083456
• ASIN: 0805083456
• ISBN: 9780805083453
• Brand: Times Books
• Manufacturer: Times Books

Abraham Lincoln

• ASIN: 0195374525
• ASIN: 0195374525
• ISBN: 0195374525
• Brand: Oxford University Press USA
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations and maps are included.

• ASIN: 0448448866
• ASIN: 0448448866
• ISBN: 0448448866
• Brand: Grosset Dunlap
• Manufacturer: Penguin Workshop

With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln

• ASIN: 0060924713
• ASIN: 0060924713
• ISBN: 0060924713
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Lincoln

A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency.Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared... [Read More]

• ASIN: 068482535X
• ASIN: 068482535X
• ISBN: 068482535X
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Rethinking the Western Tradition)

Abraham Lincoln never wrote a book: his ideas are contained in speeches, letters, and various occasional writings. By bringing these works together into a single anthology, this book shows that Lincoln deserves to be counted among the great political philosophers. In addition to many examples of Lincoln’s writings, this volume includes four interpretive essays that will provide an intellectual feast for any reader exploring his complex legacy. Danilo Petranovich looks at Lincoln’s conception of the Union and its radically new focus on purging the nation of the problem of slavery. Ralph Ler... [Read More]

• ASIN: 030018123X
• ASIN: 030018123X
• ISBN: 030018123X
• Brand: Yale University Press
• Manufacturer: Yale University Press

The Portable Abraham Lincoln (Penguin Classics)

Celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has all but disappeared from today's public rhetoric. Lincoln's writings are testaments of our history, windows into his enigmatic personality, and resonant examples of the writer's art. The Portable Abraham Lincoln contains the great public speeches - the first debate with Stephen Douglas, the "House Divided" speech, the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address - along with less familiar lette... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143105647
• ASIN: 0143105647
• ISBN: 0143105647
• Brand: Lincoln, Abraham/ Delbanco, Andrew (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths

An essential book for any student of Lincoln and American history, Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths is acclaimed Lincoln biographer Stephen B. Oates's unique exploration of America's sixteenth president in reality and memory. In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, "the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln" (Gabor S. Boritt, New York Times Book Review), exposes the human side of the great and tragic president—including his depression, his difficulties with love, and his troubled and troubling attitudes about slavery—while also confronting the many legends that have ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060924721
• ASIN: 0060924721
• ISBN: 9780060924720
• Brand: Oates, Stephen B.
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Lincoln : Speeches and Writings : 1859-1865 (Library of America)

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest writer of the Civil War as well as its greatest political leader. His clear, beautiful, and at times uncompromisingly severe language forever shaped the nation’s understanding of its most terrible conflict. This volume, along with its companion, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832–1858, comprises the most comprehensive selection ever published. Over 550 speeches, messages, proclamations, letters, and other writings—including the Inaugural and Gettysburg addresses and the moving condolence letter to Mrs. Bixby—record the words and deeds wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0940450631
• ASIN: 0940450631
• ISBN: 0940450631
• Brand: The Library of America
• Manufacturer: Library of America

Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches

More than 140 years since his death, the enduring legacy of a great president, an American success story, and the celebrated leader of the Civil War continues. Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches captures the essence of the sixteenth president. In addition to Lincoln's own words, Gordon Leidner includes insights into the man by those who knew him best, from his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, to his greatest political opponent, Stephen A. Douglas. Every quote is sourced in the end notes. Numerous photographs add to the charm and usefulness of the book.

• ASIN: 158182677X
• ASIN: 158182677X
• ISBN: 9781581826777
• Brand: Lincoln, Abraham/ Leidner, Gordon (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Cumberland House

DK Biography Abraham Lincoln : A Photographic Story of a Life

A biography of the great Civil War president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, including illustrations of people, places, and artifacts of the

• UPC: 2667639
• Rating: 4.0

With Malice Toward None : A Biography of Abraham Lincoln

Presents a portrait of Lincoln as an uncommonly complex man of compassion and ambition, honesty and political acumen, and wit and morbid

• UPC: 535236
• Rating: 4.333

Abraham Lincoln : A Life

In the first multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln to be published in decades, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame offers a fresh look at the life of one of America's greatest presidents. Incorporating the field notes of

• UPC: 22555311
• Rating: 5.0

Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

An acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian ("No Ordinary Time") illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman/prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to

• UPC: 3931285
• Rating: 4.662

Abraham Lincoln : A Biography

Long considered a classic, Benjamin P. Thomas's Abraham Lincoln: A Biography takes an incisive look at one of American history's greatest figures. Originally published in 1952 to wide acclaim, this eloquent account rises above previously

• UPC: 10193305
• Rating: 3.0

Founders' Son : A Life of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding-Washington, Paine, Jefferson-and their

• UPC: 49121358
• Rating: 4.0

Abraham Lincoln : The Man Behind the Myths

Oates discerns the historical truth from the mythical legend that surrounds Abraham Lincoln in this original and fascinating portrait of America's 16th president. "Stephen Oates recreates the life and world of Lincoln with the skill

• UPC: 25692567
• Rating: 4.0

Abraham Lincoln

Marking the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American

• UPC: 10271407
• Rating: 4.167

Abraham Lincoln

"Abraham Lincoln was originally published in 1894"--Title page

• UPC: 53264492
• Rating: 4.0

Abraham Lincoln : Redeemer President

9780802842930

• UPC: 27097184
• Rating: 5.0

The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln Best Stories Anthony Gross 1994 Hardcover

• UPC: 303451770367
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 6 USD

Wall Quote - ABRAHAM LINCOLN - The better part of one's life consists of his fri

• UPC: 331806237026
• Category: Art Posters
• Price: 16 USD

PSX F-1670 BETTER PART LIFE FRIENDSHIPS text poem quote blessed Abraham Lincoln

• UPC: 153817891595
• Category: Stamps
• Price: 4 USD