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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln

Review of “Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Richard Brookhiser

February 13, 2022

“Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Richard Brookhiser was published in 2014. Brookhiser is a journalist and historian …

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Review of “Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times” by David Reynolds

November 24, 2020

David Reynolds’s “Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times” was published seven weeks ago (September 2020) and is currently the best …

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Related Reading: “The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman” by Brian Holden Reid

August 22, 2020

The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman by Brian Holden Reid 640 pages Oxford University Press Published: …

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Getting Right with Lincoln (and Ronald White)

April 29, 2020

Those of you who have taken some or all of this journey through the best presidential biographies with me know …

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It’s the Two-Year Anniversary Post!

December 23, 2014

Unbelievably it has been two years since I started this extraordinary adventure through the best presidential biographies. My journey began with a …

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Appomattox as Never Seen by Abraham Lincoln

July 3, 2014

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park From a Cirrus SR20 at ~ 1,800′ AGL Nearly all of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency …

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The Best Biographies of Abraham Lincoln

June 28, 2014

[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

June 25, 2014

“Abraham Lincoln” is the 1916 biography of Lincoln by British author, scholar and politician Lord Charnwood. Born Godfrey Benson the …

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Review of “Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President” by Allen Guelzo

June 18, 2014

“Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President” is Allen Guelzo’s 1999 biography of Abraham Lincoln which was awarded the 2000 Lincoln Prize. Guelzo …

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Review of “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” by James McPherson

June 12, 2014

“Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” is James McPherson’s 2008 biography focused on Lincoln’s role as the …

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Review of “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” by Eric Foner

June 9, 2014

Eric Foner’s “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” was published in 2010 and received the 2011 Pulitzer Prize …

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Review of “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin

May 30, 2014

“Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” is, by almost any measure, the most popular biography of Abraham …

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Review of “Abraham Lincoln: The War Years” by Carl Sandburg

May 24, 2014

“Abraham Lincoln: The War Years” is a four-volume, 2,400 page biography focused on Lincoln’s presidency and death. Written by Carl …

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Review of “Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years” by Carl Sandburg

April 22, 2014

“Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years” is a two-volume biography of Lincoln’s early life written by Carl Sandburg and published in …

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Review of “Abraham Lincoln: A Biography” by Benjamin Thomas

April 14, 2014

“Abraham Lincoln” is Benjamin Thomas’s 1952 classic and may have been the best single volume biography until Stephen Oates’s “With …

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