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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7092
EAN: 9780684825359
Edition: 1st Touchstone Ed
ISBN: 068482535X
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: November 05, 1996
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
Accessories:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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.
Rating:
- Fair & balanced biography of Lincoln; very readable--600 pages is just perfect !
This biography offers a comprehensive view of Lincoln's life in a fair and balanced perspective. The author obviously has great respect towards Lincoln, but does a great job of portraying Lincoln in a very objective way. One can see all the short comings that Lincoln had; he was not perfect by all means. For example, hiring Cameron for Secretary of War, and hanging on to the incompetent General Mcclellan as the Chief commander for almost a full year show that on some occasions Lincoln deserved to ... Read More
Rating: - Lives up to the hype.
This book is purported to be the best one volume Lincoln biography. Having not read all the other books in this category I cannot attest to the accuracy of this statement, but if not the best, it is surely one of the best one-volume biographies. The book is clearly written and is, in my opinion, fairly balanced in its presentation. It does not fall into the trap of hero worship that many Lincoln biographies are apt to. Professor Donald provides the facts with a minimum of the pseudo psychoanalysis ... Read More
Rating: - The best narrative of Lincoln's life
Everyone has their favorite one-volume biography of Lincoln. This is not just mine, but many others' as well. Reason: its narrow focus--the man himself, what he saw, knew, did, and thought, from birth to death. No grand historical sweep here, no psycholgical deconstruction, no "lessons", for historians, or future presidents, or anyone else. Just clean, utterly credible narrative.
Professor Donald was 76 years old when he published this work. He immersed himself in the Abraham Lincoln ... Read More
Rating: - Lincoln
We all know how the story of Lincoln tragically ends. Therefore it is a testament to the biographer's consummate writing talent that one still feels a sense of emotion and loss when he describes that night at the Ford Theater. In the six hundred pages that come before, he so perfectly captures Abraham Lincoln the man, his strengths, his sometimes surprising flaws, that you feel in some way you know him. That is David Herbert Donald's singular achievement. With a style that avoids stuffiness and prolixity, ... Read More
Rating:
- Definitive, but . . .
I read this book a couple of years ago. I've heard it described more than once as the "definitive" Lincoln bio, but it's not the most readable. I don't insist that the history I read be easy and light, but this book was a bit too dense and detailed for me. Parts were interesting, but I got majorly bogged down in the middle. There have to be Lincoln bios out there that would be of more interest to the general reader.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7092
EAN: 9780684825359
Edition: 1st Touchstone Ed
ISBN: 068482535X
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: November 05, 1996
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
Accessories:
- Lincoln At Home : Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life
- Lincoln
- We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends
- Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations (Thrift Edition)
- With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
- see more
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Fair & balanced biography of Lincoln; very readable--600 pages is just perfect !This biography offers a comprehensive view of Lincoln's life in a fair and balanced perspective. The author obviously has great respect towards Lincoln, but does a great job of portraying Lincoln in a very objective way. One can see all the short comings that Lincoln had; he was not perfect by all means. For example, hiring Cameron for Secretary of War, and hanging on to the incompetent General Mcclellan as the Chief commander for almost a full year show that on some occasions Lincoln deserved to ... Read More
Rating:
- Lives up to the hype.This book is purported to be the best one volume Lincoln biography. Having not read all the other books in this category I cannot attest to the accuracy of this statement, but if not the best, it is surely one of the best one-volume biographies. The book is clearly written and is, in my opinion, fairly balanced in its presentation. It does not fall into the trap of hero worship that many Lincoln biographies are apt to. Professor Donald provides the facts with a minimum of the pseudo psychoanalysis ... Read More
Rating:
- The best narrative of Lincoln's lifeEveryone has their favorite one-volume biography of Lincoln. This is not just mine, but many others' as well. Reason: its narrow focus--the man himself, what he saw, knew, did, and thought, from birth to death. No grand historical sweep here, no psycholgical deconstruction, no "lessons", for historians, or future presidents, or anyone else. Just clean, utterly credible narrative.
Professor Donald was 76 years old when he published this work. He immersed himself in the Abraham Lincoln ... Read More
Rating:
- LincolnWe all know how the story of Lincoln tragically ends. Therefore it is a testament to the biographer's consummate writing talent that one still feels a sense of emotion and loss when he describes that night at the Ford Theater. In the six hundred pages that come before, he so perfectly captures Abraham Lincoln the man, his strengths, his sometimes surprising flaws, that you feel in some way you know him. That is David Herbert Donald's singular achievement. With a style that avoids stuffiness and prolixity, ... Read More
Rating:
- Definitive, but . . .I read this book a couple of years ago. I've heard it described more than once as the "definitive" Lincoln bio, but it's not the most readable. I don't insist that the history I read be easy and light, but this book was a bit too dense and detailed for me. Parts were interesting, but I got majorly bogged down in the middle. There have to be Lincoln bios out there that would be of more interest to the general reader.
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