Lincoln

Lincoln

by David Herbert Donald (Author)

Synopsis

David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of 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 for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union-- in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 720
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 26 Nov 1996

ISBN 10: 068482535X
ISBN 13: 9780684825359

Media Reviews
Harold Holzer Chicago Tribune Lincoln immediately takes its place among the best of the genre, and it is unlikely that it will be surpassed in elegance, incisiveness and originality in this century. . . . A book of investigative tenacity, interpretive boldness and almost acrobatic balance.
James M. McPherson The Atlantic Monthly Eagerly awaited, Lincoln fulfills expectations. Donald writes with lucidity and elegance.
David W. Blight Los Angeles Times A one-volume study of Lincoln's life that will augment and replace the previous modern standards by Benjamin Thomas (1953) and Stephen Oates (1977). Donald's Lincoln is a scholarly achievement.