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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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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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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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: 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: 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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