Though not new, David Herbert Donald's biography-- called, simply, Lincoln-- remains outstanding. It is listed, along with a number of important others, in the Lincoln bibliography from the Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/lincoln/bibliography.htm.
--Jurretta Heckscher
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On Nov 17, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> With all the attention being paid to the new Lincoln movie, a friend asked for advice about which Lincoln biography would be good to read.
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> Multi-volume would be overkill. . . . so any suggestions about best choice for a reliable and well-written Lincoln bio?
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> Jon Kukla
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