Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years (Paperback)

from pickwick817

Linclon became president during an extremely difficult time. This biography describes his strengths (vision, persistance) as well as his weaknesses (depression, emotionality). The book went through Lincoln's background (The Prairie Years) and detailed the Civil War (The War Years). Excellent book...

from joeydag

I read these in high school before I realized there was any controversy about Lincoln and his administration. Perhaps I should go back

from pickwick817

Linclon became president during an extremely difficult time. This biography describes his strengths (vision, persistance) as well as his weaknesses (depression, emotionality). The book went through Lincoln's background (The Prairie Years) and detailed the Civil War (The War Years). Excellent book...

from MrsLee

Finally! I finished it. It was a very good book or I could not have stuck with it to the end. There were no cliff-hanger chapters, no suspense or mystery or adventure. Just a lot of good writing about a man whom I admire all the more now that I know some of his foibles. This told much more of his...