Lincoln book by david herbert donald

The dissertation eventually became his first book, lincolns herndon, published in 1948. As professor donald skillfully demonstrates, however, abraham lincoln was only human. As good as his word, donald ends the book at the moment of lincolns death, when secretary of. The book emphasizes four aspects of president lincolns life. David herbert donald american historian britannica. In the bestselling tradition of truman, twotime pulitzer prizewinning biographer david herbert donald offers a new classic in american history and biographya masterly account of how one mans extraordinary political acumen steered the union to victory in the civil war and of how his soaring. He put in this category what he called the methodologically flawed but widely appropriated case against the gay lincoln thesis by david herbert donald in his book, we are lincoln men. Review of lincoln by david herbert donald my journey. About the book a masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns life and presidency. He twice won the pulitzer prize for biography for earlier works. Donalds lincoln will undoubtedly displace popular lincoln biographies by benjamin p. David herbert donald, lincoln biographer and winner of the pulitzer prize, has revised and updated his classic and influential book on lincoln.

Lincolns stepmother, sarah bush lincoln, commented that he never took much interest in the girls. He also wrote nearly threedozen books and is a twotime pulitzer prize winner for his biographies of charles sumner and thomas wolfe. Booknotes interview with donald on lincoln, december 24, 1995, cspan. Lawyer lincoln began his career humbly and slowly gained confidence and clients, until he became one of the leading trial lawyers in the midwest. Having gone through several other books, others that are dry, incomplete and at times whimsical. Randall as a mentor had a big influence on donalds life and career, and encouraged his protege to write his dissertation on lincolns law partner, william herndon. The distinguished historian david herbert donald has produced by far the finest single volume on lincolns life yetattempted, a work that is a monumental achievement in scholarship.

He had just a single year of school, but he was an enthusiastic reader. The author david herbert donald, while intending to rely solely on primary sources, takes every opportunity to editorialize that lincoln was not a man of sincere faith but that lincoln used his knowledge of faith to be accepted and to manipulate others. Donald, the grandson of a union cavalry officer, was a longtime history professor at harvard. No one knows how many books have been written about lincoln one prominent collector estimates. Lincoln by david herbert donald 1995, hardcover for sale.

Discover book depositorys huge selection of david herbert donald books online. Lincoln came to the presidency with one of the skimpiest political resumes of any nongeneral in american history. Majoring in history and sociology, donald earned his bachelor degree from millsaps college in jackson, mississippi. When lincoln reconsidered was first published it ushered in the process of rethinking the civil war that continues to this day. When lincoln reconsidered was first published it ushered in. Donald shows that lincoln was a master of ambiguity and expediency but he also stresses that lincoln was a great moral leader, inflexibly opposed to slavery and absolutely committed to preserving the union. Lincoln by david herbert donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. David herbert donalds untimely death on may 17, 2009, gives us an opportunity to reflect on the virtues of one of the most accomplished historians of his generation. Though abraham lincoln had hundreds of acquaintances and dozens of admirers, he had almost no intimate friends. Lincoln by david herbert donald 1996 david donald writes clearly and is easy to read. Forty years ago david herbert donald wrote a penetrating essay. As lincoln led the nation into the civil war, managing the union was effort, issuing the emancipation proclamation, winning reelection in 1864, and planning the reconstruction of the south, he also led a private life, defined by his close relationship with.

Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. In his comprehensive look at lincolns life, donald draws directly from lincolns own papers as well as from the written firsthand accounts of his contemporaries whenever possible. So it is high praise that whites effort is often described as the best singlevolume lincoln biography since david herbert donalds lincoln was published in 1995. David herbert donald, lincoln biographer and winner of the pulitzer prize, has revised and updated his classic and influential book on lincoln and the era he dominated. David herbert donald 19202009 perspectives on history. Lincoln by donald, david herbert, 19202009, author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His father was a farmer and his mother a former schoolteacher when david was born in 1920 in goodman, mississippi. David donalds lincoln is a political leader who suffered many more failures than successes and achieved political sainthood only after his assassination and death. Lincoln by donald herbert davis is a biography of president abraham lincoln, who was born in february,1809 and assassinated in april, 1865. Published in 1995, david herbert donalds lincoln is often considered the quintessential lincoln biography. A masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns life and presidency.

David herbert donalds biography of abraham lincoln is an outstanding work that emphasizes his most important aspect, his humanity. Buy lincoln by david herbert donald online at alibris. Book overview a masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns life and presidency. Lincoln when approached for information about his life, abraham lincoln warned a wouldbe.

Lincoln by david herbert donald 1996, paperback for sale. Best books and surprising insights on lincoln politicians love to invoke honest abe, often while twisting his legacy to fit their own purposes. Lincoln book by david herbert donald official publisher page. After a few years as handyman, manual laborer, and store clerk, he became a lawyer.

His books about lincoln take an open opinion in which he is not afraid to point any weakness in lincoln but at the same time emphasizes lincolns strengths. A masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, li. Professor donald talked about his recent book, lincoln, published by simon and schuster. Abraham lincoln and his friends by donald, david herbert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

David herbert donald is the author of we are lincoln men, lincoln, which won the prestigious lincoln prize and was on the new york times bestseller list for fourteen weeks, and lincoln at home. David herbert donald discusses his book lincoln with brian lamb on booknotes. David herbert donald october 1, 1920 may 17, 2009 was an american historian, best known for his 1995 biography of abraham lincoln. David herbert donald, a leading american historian of abraham lincoln and the civil war who won pulitzer prizes for his biographies of the abolitionist statesman charles sumner and the novelist. One example of this is the letter lincoln wrote to his dying father about the after life when. Abraham lincoln by david herbert donald by walter berns. He has twice won the pulitzer prize, for charles sumner and the coming of the civil war, and for look homeward. David herbert donald, a distinguished historian of the south and a twotime winner of the pulitzer prize for biography, is the charles warren professor emeritus of american history and american civilization at harvard. Two glimpses of abraham lincolns family life by david herbert donald. After graduating, he taught at columbia university, johns hopkins and, from 1973, harvard university. Donald brilliantly depicts lincolns gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural kentucky to the everexpanding political circles in illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war.