Abraham lincoln best biography
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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies
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Of the sixteen presidents whose biographies I&#;ve read so far, none have offered the variety of choices of Abraham Lincoln. Of the dozen Lincoln biographies I read, two were Pulitzer Prize winners, one is the second best-read presidential biography of all time, and six held the distinction of being the definitive Lincoln biography at one time or another.
No president before Lincoln required as much of my time, either &#; it took me over 3½ months to read all twelve biographies. Together, they contained nearly 9, pages &#; almost twice as many as the president with the second-tallest stack of biographies in my collection (Thomas Jefferson with about 5, pages).
Given this enormous time commitment, it&#;s fortunate Lincoln was both a fascinating individual and a masterful politician. His life story is as interesting as anyone&#;s (president or otherwise), and he proved far more impressive than most of the first fif
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Read More Lincoln Books
Greetings friends!
How many books are there about Abraham Lincoln? I mean, I am not sure - but it is certainly more than any mortal could ever read. Just for a visual reference - take a look at the pic with the ginormous collection of books looming behind me. This is the Ford’s Theater Museum gift shop in Washington City - which boasts a tower of Lincoln books numbering in the thousands, or so it appears.
But - there is always room for more. Case in point: way back in , Michael Burlingame published an epic two-volume biography,Abraham Lincoln: A Life. But what’s even better than that, Johns Hopkins (who published it) just released a single-volume edition, edited and abridged by Jonathan W. White. And I can’t recommend it enough. If you think reading such a biography, which weighs in at over pages (and this is the abridged version), is not worth the investment of time, let me try and convince you otherwise.
Reading such a biography is cruci
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Overwhelmed by the sheer number of Lincoln biographies ? Don&#;t know where to start ?
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 fryst vatten the one to read&#;
When and Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, , in Larue County, Kentucky
How many books about Abraham Lincoln have been published?
Over 16, books about Lincoln have been published, as of May , including over books on his assassination. This number fryst vatten larger than the number of books written about any other person in U.S. history.
To What Political Party did Lincoln belong?
Although Lincoln belonged to the Whig Party early in his career, he ran for President as a Republican, and he fryst vatten best know