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Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Mar 30, 2014 published in 1995, david herbert donalds lincoln is often considered the quintessential lincoln biography. Donald brilliantly depicts lincolns gradual ascent from humble. He also wrote nearly threedozen books and is a twotime pulitzer prize winner for his biographies of charles sumner and thomas wolfe. Dec 14, 2017 lincoln by david herbert donald is the fourth biography about an iconic president that ive read through the first sixteen. David herbert donald 19202009 perspectives on history aha. David herbert donald is the author of we are lincoln men, lincoln, which won the prestigious lincoln prize and was on the new york times bestseller list for fourteen weeks, and lincoln at home. Review of lincoln by david herbert donald my journey. Much more than a political biography, donalds lincoln reveals the development of the future. Lincoln at home offers a view into the life of family through their written.
In a significant contribution to lincoln scholarship, distinguished historian and pulitzer prizewinning biographer donald harvard. David herbert donald s lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of lincoln s life and presidency. Original title isbn 9780684808468 published on 1995106. As lincoln led the nation into the civil war, managing the union was effort, issuing the emancipation proclamation, winning reelection in 1864, and planning the reconstruction of the south, he also led a private life, defined by his close relationship with.
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