Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Lincoln


Steve Layman at A Layman's Blog jarred my memory. It is Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

An eclectic list of some great books about that extraordinary man:

  • Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President by Allen C. Guelzo
  • Lincoln: A Novel by Gore Vidal
  • Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
  • Abraham Lincoln by Lord Charnwood
  • Lincoln and His Generals by T. Harry Williams
  • Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller
[If I could only pick only one volume, I'd go with Lord Charnwood's. If two, I'd add the one by T. Harry Williams.]

On order: Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment by Allen C. Guelzo.

Wait, wait! Another biggie: Crisis of The House Divided: An Interpretation of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates by Harry V. Jaffa. One of those simply brilliant books.

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