7/5/2023 0 Comments Lincoln vidal![]() ![]() Decisions become impossible, time goes by, and so do deadlines. It is like being in a candy store, a really good candy store. Unless, of course, you agree with Doris Kearns Goodwin and prefer the majestic sweep of James McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom. It is difficult to argue with anyone that the single best, one-volume biography of Lincoln is Lincoln, by David Donald. Michael Burlingame holds a place in my Ellsworthian heart for his work with Hay and Nicolay. Matthew Pinsker is a wonderful writer, and sort of quirky. I use his work almost daily in my research. She wrote In the Footsteps of the Lincolns when there were still people alive who had known the Lincolns. Or, I could go with old-school writers like Randall, who is mostly discredited now, but back in the day was The Man. I could go classical with Sandburg’s 3-volume set (referred to as “a good poem, but poor history” by some). The main reason this series has taken so long is that I knew there should be a Lincoln biography on the list. Part of a Series: Books Every Civil War Buff Ought to Own ![]()
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