Abraham lincoln biography book review

The book aims to recraft a usable mythology of Lincoln for political leaders in the 21st century, when dissension and loose talk of civil war have returned.

Inskeep offers sixteen interactions, carefully selected from childhood to death, to offer a comprehensive and chronological study of Lincoln's life.

For anyone already familiar with Lincoln's life-story, this century-old biography is endearing, entertaining and well worth reading.

Customers find the book informative and interesting, providing a good insight into the times and Lincoln's way of thinking.

This book is the story of Abe—a cultural biography of America's greatest president and its central historical figure.

For anyone already familiar with Lincoln's life-story, this century-old biography is endearing, entertaining and well worth reading....

Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln by Jason Emerson. Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln by Kenneth J.

Winkle, Southern Illinois University Press, 2011.
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Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley by Gregory Borchard, Southern Illinois University Press, 2011.
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Lincoln and His Books: Reading with Lincoln by Robert Bray, Southern Illinois University Press, 2010.
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Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White, Random House, 2009.
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Mrs. Lincoln: A Life by Catherine Clinton, Harper, 2009.
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Abraham Lincoln and the Post-Heroic Era by Barry Schwartz, University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 by Harold Holzer, Simon and Schuster, 2008.
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Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame, Johns Hopkins Universi