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Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Volume 1) by Michael Burlingame; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Now in paperback, this award-winning biography has been hailed as the definitive portrait of Lincoln. Named One of the 10 Top Lincoln Books by Chicago TribuneNamed One of the 5 Best Books of 2009 by The AtlanticWinner, 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in U.S. History and Biography/Autobiography, Association of American PublishersWinner, 2010 Lincoln Prize from the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College In the first multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln to be published in decades, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame offers a fresh look at the life of one of America’s greatest presidents. Incorporating the field notes of earlier biographers, along with decades of research in multiple manuscript archives and long-neglected newspapers, this remarkable work will both alter and reinforce our current understanding of America’s sixteenth president. Volume 1 covers Lincoln’s early childhood, his experiences as a farm boy in Indiana and Illinois, his legal training, and the political ambition that led to a term in Congress in the 1840s. In volume 2, Burlingame examines Lincoln’s life during his presidency and the Civil War, narrating in fascinating detail the crisis over Fort Sumter and

Who reads Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Volume 1)?

Author

Michael Burlingame; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781421409733

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, Political

Rating

4.59 / 5 (139 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14