![]() Although it fully presents Lincoln’s dramatic life story, from poverty to the Presidency, this book does not idolize or worship Lincoln as might be the temptation. Obvious from its earliest pages is that Donald’s biography is scholarly, serious and straightforward. ![]() But fresh off two recently published Lincoln biographies and five-dozen biographies of earlier presidents, I can confirm that this biography – while not quite as “unrivaled” as promised by some – is nevertheless extremely meritorious. With several other renowned biographies of Lincoln still to read I am unable to validate that premise. Best remembered as a leading authority on Abraham Lincoln, Donald died in 2009.ĭonald’s “Lincoln” is widely regarded as the best single-volume biography ever written on Abraham Lincoln. He also wrote nearly three-dozen books and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner (for his biographies of Charles Sumner and Thomas Wolfe). Donald, the grandson of a Union cavalry officer, was a long-time history professor at Harvard. ![]() ![]() Published in 1995, David Herbert Donald’s “ Lincoln” is often considered the quintessential Lincoln biography. ![]()
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