Lincoln

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. (more)

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. (less)

'Vidal is a masterly American Historical Novelist... who found his truest subject... No biographer, and until now no nov... (more)

'Vidal is a masterly American Historical Novelist... who found his truest subject... No biographer, and until now no novelist, has had the precision of imagination to show us a plausible and human Lincoln, of us and yet beyond us. Vidal, with this book, does just that, and more: he gives us the tragedy of American Political history, with its most authentic tragic hero at the center, which is to say, at our center.' - Harold Bloom. (less)

This original and insightful biography of Abraham Lincoln has already been awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize. (more)

This original and insightful biography of Abraham Lincoln has already been awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize. (less)

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David Herbert Donald's Lincoln stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts... (more)

David Herbert Donald's Lincoln 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. (less)

This extraordinary, prize-winning biography of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subj... (more)

This extraordinary, prize-winning biography of Abraham Lincoln by one of the most highly regarded historians on the subject examines Lincoln both as a rising politician and as president. Beautifully written and full of compelling insights and fresh perspective, Lincoln promises to be one of the most important and lively political biographies in some time. Originally published in Carwardine's native England, Lincoln won Gettysburg College's prestigious Lincoln Prize in 2004. (less)

This remarkable biography presents Abraham Lincoln as we have never before seen him. This insightful and vibrant narrati... (more)

This remarkable biography presents Abraham Lincoln as we have never before seen him. This insightful and vibrant narrative draws extensively on diaries, letters, and other primary sources to provide a remarkably close-up view of Lincoln: the boy, the homespun politician, the president, the military leader, the man with his family. (less)

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. (more)

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. (less)