A.
Lincoln, Esquire: A Shrewd, Sophisticated Lawyer in His Time
by Allen D. Spiegel, Thomas Reed Turner
Hardcover from Mercer University Press
Book Published: April, 2002
Abraham
Lincoln: A Penguin Life (Penguin Lives)
by Thomas Keneally
Book Description: This self-made man from a log cabin-the great
orator, the Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the martyr-was arguably
our greatest president; but it takes a master storyteller like Thomas Keneally,
author of the award-winning novel that inspired the film Schindler's List,
to bring alive the history behind the myth. Acclaimed for his recent Civil
War biography, American Scoundrel, Keneally delves with relish-and a keen,
fresh eye-into Lincoln's complicated persona.
Abraham Lincoln depicts all the amazing man's triumphs, insecurities,
and crushing defeats with uncanny insight: his early poverty and the ambition
that propelled him out of it; the shaping of the man and his political
philosophy by youthful exposure to Christianity, slavery, and business;
his tempestuous marriage and his fatherly love. We see him, elected to
the presidency by a twist of fate, unswerving in the grim day-to-day conduct
of the war as his vision and acumen led the country forward. Abraham Lincoln
is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing
portrait of its pivotal figure, his greatness etched even more clearly
in this very touching human story.
Hardcover: 192 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.51 x
7.80 x 5.39
Publisher: Viking Press; (January 2003)
ISBN: 0670031755
Abe
Lincoln Grows Up
by Carl Sandburg
Compiled from the first 27 chapters of Sandburg's original masterpiece,
Abraham
Lincoln: The Prairie Years.
Suitable for both young and adult readers.
Paperback: 222 pages
Harvest Books; ISBN: 0156026155; (May 1987)
Abe
Lincoln Laughing : Humorous Anecdotes from Original Sources by and About
Abraham Lincoln
by P. M. Zall (Editor)
Paperback - 193 pages Reprint edition (August 1995)
Univ of Tennessee Pr; ISBN: 0870498894
Abraham
Lincoln Wisdom and Wit
by Abraham Lincoln, Louise Bachelder (Editor)
Hardcover - 64 pages (January 1998)
Peter Pauper Pr; ISBN: 088088066X
Abraham
Lincoln : Speeches and Writings 1859-1865 (Library of America)
Abraham Lincoln, Don E. Fehrenbacher (Editor)
Hardcover - 787 pages (October 1989)
Library of America; ISBN: 0940450631
Abraham
Lincoln : Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 (Library of America)
by Abraham Lincoln, Don E. Fehrenbacher
Hardcover from Library of America
Book Published: October, 1989
Abraham
Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
James M. McPherson
Paperback / Published 1992
The Assassination of Lincoln : History and Myth
by Lloyd Lewis, Mark E. Neely (Designer)
Listed under Lincoln Assassination
Abraham
Lincoln and a Nation Worth Fighting for (American Biographical History
Series)
James A. Rawley
Paperback - 242 pages (March 1996)
Harlan Davidson; ISBN: 0882959301
The Curse of Cain : The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth
by Theodore J. Nottingham
Listed under Lincoln Assassination
The
Fate of Liberty : Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
by Mark E. Neely
Book Description If Abraham Lincoln was known as the Great Emancipator,
he was also the only president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Indeed,
Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights has fueled a
century of debate, from charges that Democrats were singled out for harrassment
to Gore Vidal's depiction of Lincoln as an "absolute dictator." Now, in
the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Fate of Liberty, one of America's leading
authorities on Lincoln wades straight into this controversy, showing just
who was jailed and why, even as he explores the whole range of Lincoln's
constitutional policies.
Paperback Reprint edition (August 1992)
Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); ISBN: 0195080327
Herndon's
Informants : Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln
by Douglas L. Wilson (Editor), Rodney O. Davis (Editor), Terry Wilson
A transcription of Herndon and Weik's documents pertaining to the early
life of Lincoln.
Hardcover - 600 pages (December 1997)
Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref); ISBN: 0252023285
Honor's
Voice : The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln
by Douglas L. Wilson
Paperback: 383 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.93 x
7.82 x 5.24
Publisher: Random House; ; (June 1999)
ISBN: 0375703969
The
Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln : Six Months at the White House
by F. B. Carpenter, Mark E. Neely (Introduction)
Paperback - 359 pages (September 1995)
Univ of Nebraska Pr; ISBN: 0803263651
The
Insanity File : The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln
by R. Gerald McMurtry (Contributor), Mark E., Jr. Neely
Paperback Reprint edition (February 1993)
Southern Illinois Univ Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0809318954
The
Last Best Hope of Earth : Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America
by Mark E. Neely
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.80 x 9.27 x 6.18
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr; ; (April 1995)
ISBN: 0674511263
The
Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln (Modern Library)
by Abraham Lincoln, Philip Van Doren Stern (Editor), Allan Nevins (Introduction)
Hardcover - 912 pages Reprint edition (June 1999)
Modern Library; ISBN: 0679603298 |
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Lincoln
Before Washington : New Perspectives on the Illinois Years
by Douglas L. Wilson
Paperback: 208 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.64 x
8.91 x 5.95
Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr (Pro Ref); ; (July 1998)
ISBN: 0252066278
Lincoln
: In His Own Words
Edited by Milton Meltzer
Comprehensive collection of Abraham Lincoln's written and spoken word.
The
Lincoln Reader
Edited by Paul Angle
Lincoln's
Devotional
by Carl Sandburg
Hardcover - 191 pages (May 1995)
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; ISBN: 0805038523
Lincoln
and the Economics of the American Dream
Gabor S. Boritt
Paperback / Published 1994
Lincoln
and the Negro
Benjamin Quarles
Paperback / Published 1991
Lincoln's
Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
by Ronald C., Jr. White
In the tradition of Garry Wills's modern classic Lincoln at Gettysburg,
Ronald C. White Jr. offers a close reading of the speech Abraham Lincoln
gave in 1865 at his second inauguration and declares it the man's finest
and most important effort. It contains one of Lincoln's best-known lines
("With malice toward none; with charity for all"), which White admires
as "a timeless promise of reconciliation." At the same time, White reminds
readers that rather than yanking such brilliant rhetorical nuggets from
their context, "We need to understand Lincoln's strategy for the complete
speech." He provides this in some detail, describing the political environment
in which Lincoln found himself, having recently won a presidential election
that he nearly lost and also seeing the Confederacy begin to collapse for
good. It was not a long speech, containing only 701 words of mostly one
syllable each and requiring merely six or seven minutes to deliver, compared
to about 35 minutes for the inaugural address he had given four years earlier.
White calls these words Lincoln's "last will and testament to America."
John Wilkes Booth, who attended the inaugural ceremony, would murder him
the next month. Lincoln buffs in particular will appreciate this book,
as will fans of Jay Winik's April 1865. --John Miller - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 254 pages
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0743212983; (February 2002) |
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Lincoln's
Virtues: An Ethical Biography
by William Lee Miller
(Hardcover -- January 15, 2002)
Lincoln's
Youth: Indiana Years, Seven to Twenty-One, 1816-1830
by Louis Austin Warren, Arnold L. Gesell
Paperback from Indiana Historical Society
Book Published: 30 November, 2002
The
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (American Presidency)
Phillip Shaw Paludan
Book Description: Abraham Lincoln's life and work have inspired
more books than any other historical figure except Jesus and Shakespeare
and attracted some of America's most renowned writers. But few know him
as well as Phillip Paludan, one of our nation's foremost authorities on
Lincoln and the Civil War.
In this long-awaited study, Paludan offers us Lincoln in whole-a complex,
even contradictory personality who found greatness without seeking it and
who felt deeply troubled about what he perceived as his failings as a president
and person.
Opinion has been divided about the real Lincoln. A conservative. A liberal.
The great emancipator. A Union preservationist at all cost. But Paludan's
Lincoln is both a constitutionalist and a liberal egalitarian who ultimately
saw his efforts to preserve the Union and free the slaves as inseparably
linked.
Lincoln, Paludan contends, proved himself a truly great leader in a
highly combustible situation. True, he was no saint and could rule with
political expediency and a heavy hand. But no other president faced such
awesome challenges, and none showed better how the nation could meet them
and move toward "a more perfect union."
Filled with new insights and fresh interpretations, Paludan's study
presents a genuinely new and compelling portrait of a president and nation
at war. It will change the way we look at such things as Lincoln's evolving
reconstruction plans, his civil liberties restrictions, and his handling
of foreign affairs and enlarge our understanding of the Gettysburg Address
and the Second Inaugural, which linked the president's personal feelings
with the needs of the nation. It is essential reading for anyone interested
in Lincoln, the presidency, and the Civil War.
Hardcover: 388 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.37 x
9.31 x 6.27
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas; (May 1994)
ISBN: 0700606718
Reelecting
Lincoln : The Battle for the 1864 Presidency
by John C. Waugh
The election of 1864, conducted as the Civil War raged, was perhaps
the most significant presidential election ever. Abraham Lincoln, revered
by many but also savaged by a partisan press and a contentious Congress,
faced an opponent of complex and sometimes puzzling motives, General George
McClellan. It's no exaggeration to say that the outcome of the election
would not only influence the outcome of the war, but that it would affect
the future direction of the U.S. John C. Waugh's Reelecting Lincoln, which
reads like a novel filled with remarkable characters, provides a lucid
narrative of the events. Amazon.com
Paperback: 480 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.27 x
8.96 x 5.92
Publisher: DaCapo Press; (November 13, 2001)
ISBN: 0306810220 |
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Abraham
Lincoln : Public Speaker
Waldo W. Braden
Paperback / Published 1993
(Special Order)
Abraham
Lincoln : Sources and Style of Leadership (Contributions in American History,
No. 159)
Frank J. Williams(Editor), et al
Hardcover / Published 1994
(Special Order)
Abraham
Lincoln and the Downfall of American Slavery
N. Brooks
Hardcover / Published 1994
(Special Order)
The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia
Paperback - 356 pages (December 1984)
Da Capo Pr; ISBN: 0306802090
Over 300 illustrations - drawings, cartoons, photographs, lithographs
and engravings.
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