Lincoln President-Elect : Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 (Paperback)

from cyderry

It's hard to believe that a book this large was devoted only to the activities surrounding one man in a 3½ month period of time. It was extremely detailed in the activities of Abraham Lincoln following his election as President of the United States from Election Day until his inauguration. During...

from ShanLizLuv

I think it is extraordinary that there so much new Lincoln material these days. I couldn't have imagine there's be any new ground to cover. This one is pretty good, if dry at times. Conventional bios rarely gave more than a few paragraph to that critical time between election and inauguration. Th...

from cyderry

It's hard to believe that a book this large was devoted only to the activities surrounding one man in a 3½ month period of time. It was extremely detailed in the activities of Abraham Lincoln following his election as President of the United States from Election Day until his inauguration. During...

from estamm

This is probably the best book covering Lincoln from the 1860 election to his inauguration. It is not only exhaustive, but it adds so many interesting tidbits that it is a really refreshing read. I have a tendency to get bored quickly if I'm in a 'dry' read, but this book never bored me, and I re...

from estamm

This is probably the best book covering Lincoln from the 1860 election to his inauguration. It is not only exhaustive, but it adds so many interesting tidbits that it is a really refreshing read. I have a tendency to get bored quickly if I'm in a 'dry' read, but this book never bored me, and I re...