Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
(1995)
(720 pages)

This book definitely lives up to it's glowing reviews. The author does an excellent job of humanizing an American icon. A. Lincoln was a man with faults who worked hard to become a great man and great president. He overcame many difficulties and overwhelming opposition. Today we look at him as the definitive success story but this book shows that that was not necessarily the consensus at the time he lived. His thought process and beliefs grew through much work and through time and maturing. Throughout this process he showed himself to be a man of integrity and honesty. For a biography of Abraham Lincoln you would be hard pressed to do better than David Herbert Donald's Lincoln.

June 2, 2010 11:18 PM