FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
"A smart and engaging what-if that has the virtue of being plausible--and the added virtue of not having been written by Bill O'Reilly, so that the real facts are actually facts."
Law professor turned novelist Carter (
The Emperor of Ocean Park, 2002, etc.) waxes counterfactual--and sometimes piles historical nonfacts to dizzying heights.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 19, 2012
"A marvel of history writing that makes complicated history clear and interesting. (selected bibliography, notes, picture credits) (Nonfiction. 9-14) "
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass met only three times, but their friendship changed a nation.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"Rounded off with an afterword noting where some historical details have been telescoped, the episode will take a strong grip on readers' hearts and minds both. (Picture book. 9-12)"
The creator of January's Sparrow (2009) and Pink and Say (1994) sends two modern lads back to the Civil War for an encounter with President Lincoln and a shocked gander at an Antietam battlefield.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 4, 2010
"Look elsewhere for an understanding of the president as person, but linger here for an indispensable analysis of Lincoln navigating through the treacherous political currents of his times."
Renowned scholar Foner (History/Columbia Univ.;
Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction, 2005, etc.) adroitly traces how personal conviction and force of circumstance guided Abraham Lincoln toward the radical step of emancipation.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 11, 2010
"A handy volume that efficiently covers all the essentials."
FICTION
Released: March 2, 2010
"The book's grotesque joviality should be fun for those looking for it."
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2010
"In her first novel for young readers, the author goes beyond usual stories of the civil-rights movement, demonstrating well-intentioned but tone-deaf gestures of white supporters and the discomfort of change. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
Twelve-year-old Mina Edelman is convinced that her family is the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln's.
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INDIE
Released: July 31, 2009
"A lucid, thought-provoking account of slavery's dark roots and vexed progress."
Slavery's malignant influence on American politics and constitutional law is illuminated in this probing historical study.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 3, 2008
"A highly readable, often insightful analysis of an unequaled prose master for whom writing was "the supreme artifact of human genius.""
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 14, 2008
"Extensive end notes round out an impressive volume. (bibliography, websites, a note on research, picture credits, index) (Nonfiction. 10-14)"
Fleming's five-year immersion in letters, diaries, newspapers, speeches and other primary documents yields a monumental visual chronicle of Abraham and Mary Lincoln and their times.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
"It was through the camera that the most remarkable events in Abraham Lincoln's life were revealed, events that not only disclosed but shaped his life as well."
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2008
"A crisply articulated, dynamic presentation of how the debates unfolded and why they still matter today."
Two-time Lincoln Prize winner Guelzo (Civil War Era History/Gettysburg Coll.;
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, 2004, etc.) colorfully chronicles the most famous Senate campaign in American history.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2008
"A creative thesis thoroughly explored and beautifully argued."
A member of the board of the Abraham Lincoln Institute and the Lincoln Studies Group examines the moral reasoning at the heart of the president's statecraft.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2007
"An unexpected, odd-angle approach to Lincoln that proves marvelously insightful."
Through the lens of a sensational 1856 Springfield, Ill., murder case, a historian focuses on Abraham Lincoln the lawyer and politician, four years before his election to the presidency.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2006
"A meticulous account of crime and capture makes a distinguished and worthy addition to the legend Americans can't seem to read enough about."
Compelling narrative of John Wilkes Booth's desperate final days, from the co-author of
Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution (2001).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2004
"A superb addition to the field. (postscript, bibliography, places to visit, index) (Nonfiction. 10+)"
Through parallel narratives, Holzer tells the story of Lincoln's presidency and John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy to avenge the fall of the Confederacy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 30, 2002
"Exemplary and illuminating, even for readers well versed in Lincolniana."
A fine, brief life of the Great Emancipator by the Australian novelist (
Woman of the Inner Sea, 1993, etc.) and biographer (
American Scoundrel, p. 31, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 12, 2002
"Well researched, wonderfully written, and at times extraordinarily moving. White's relatively small volume comes closer to finding the true spirit of Abraham Lincoln than many of the more celebrated biographies."
A thoughtful historical, cultural, and literary meditation on President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural address.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2001
"A timeline is appended, but there are neither source notes nor suggestions for further reading. (Picture book/biography. 7-11)"
