The Best Biographies of Abraham Lincoln
[Updated] Of the sixteen presidents whose biographies I’ve read so far, none have offered the variety of choices of Abraham …
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Review of “Abraham Lincoln” by Lord Charnwood
“Abraham Lincoln” is the 1916 biography of Lincoln by British author, scholar and politician Lord Charnwood. Born Godfrey Benson the …
Review of “Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President” by Allen Guelzo
“Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President” is Allen Guelzo’s 1999 biography of Abraham Lincoln which was awarded the 2000 Lincoln Prize. Guelzo …
Review of “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” by James McPherson
“Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” is James McPherson’s 2008 biography focused on Lincoln’s role as the …
Review of “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” by Eric Foner
Eric Foner’s “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” was published in 2010 and received the 2011 Pulitzer Prize …
Review of “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” is, by almost any measure, the most popular biography of Abraham …
Review of “Abraham Lincoln: The War Years” by Carl Sandburg
“Abraham Lincoln: The War Years” is a four-volume, 2,400 page biography focused on Lincoln’s presidency and death. Written by Carl …
Review of “Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years” by Carl Sandburg
“Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years” is a two-volume biography of Lincoln’s early life written by Carl Sandburg and published in …
Review of “Abraham Lincoln: A Biography” by Benjamin Thomas
“Abraham Lincoln” is Benjamin Thomas’s 1952 classic and may have been the best single volume biography until Stephen Oates’s “With …
Review of “With Malice Toward None” by Stephen Oates
“With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln” is Stephen Oates’s 1977 classic biography of our sixteenth president. Oates …
Review of “Lincoln” by David Herbert Donald
Published in 1995, David Herbert Donald’s “Lincoln” is often considered the quintessential Lincoln biography. Donald, the grandson of a Union …
Review of “A. Lincoln” By Ronald White, Jr.
“A. Lincoln: A Biography” is Ronald White, Jr.‘s 2009 biography of Abraham Lincoln. White is the author of seven other …
Review of “Abraham Lincoln: A Life” by Michael Burlingame
“Abraham Lincoln: A Life” is Michael Burlingame’s 2008 two-volume biography of our sixteenth president. Burlingame is the author or editor …
We’re Finally There: The Land of Lincoln!
My journey through the best presidential biographies has now consumed 60 weeks, 64 biographies, 15 presidents and nearly 28,000 pages …
The Best Biographies of James Buchanan
The more I learned about James Buchanan, the more he seemed a mix of equal parts of John Quincy Adams, …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 