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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-10068482535X
ISBN-139780684825359
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038727678
Product Key Features
Book TitleLincoln
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
Publication Year1996
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDavid Herbert Donald
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight27.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsDavid W. BlightLos 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'sLincolnis a scholarly achievement.", David W. BlightLos 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.", 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.", James M. McPherson The Atlantic Monthly "Eagerly awaited, Lincoln fulfills expectations. Donald writes with lucidity and elegance.", James M. McPhersonThe Atlantic Monthly"Eagerly awaited,Lincolnfulfills expectations. Donald writes with lucidity and elegance.", 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.", Harold HolzerChicago Tribune"Lincolnimmediately 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."
Dewey Decimal973.7/092
SynopsisA masterful work by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham 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., David Herbert Donald'sLincolnis astunningly original portrait of Lincoln's lifeand presidency. Donald brilliantlydepicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humblebeginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expandingpolitical circles in Illinois, and finally to thepresidency of a country divided by civil war.Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating thegradual development of Lincoln's character,chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolutionand growth, thus illustrating what made it possiblefor a man so inexperienced and so unpreparedfor the presidency to become a great moral leader.In the most troubled of times, here was a manwho led the country out of slavery and preserveda shattered Union -- in short, one of the greatestpresidents this country has ever seen.
Got it today, great shape, excited to start it! More books are written about Lincoln in America than about any other American. I chose this one afte
Got it today, great shape, excited to start it! More books are written about Lincoln in America than about any other American. I chose this one after reading reviews.