One of the best and most recent scholarly works about lincoln. 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. 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 books list of books by author david. David herbert donald, a pulitzer prizewinning author of biographies of thomas wolfe and charles sumner, has crowned his distinguished career with.
He also wrote nearly threedozen books and is a twotime pulitzer prize winner for his biographies of charles sumner and thomas wolfe. Abraham lincoln by david herbert donald by walter berns. Lincoln book by david herbert donald official publisher. Donald brilliantly depicts lincolns gradual ascent.
A masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, li. Professor donalds first book was about president lincolns law partner. 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. 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. Lincoln came to the presidency with one of the skimpiest political resumes of any nongeneral in american history. Lincoln became a bestseller, saluted by critics and scholars alike. A masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns life and presidency.
Lincoln book by david herbert donald official publisher page. When lincoln reconsidered was first published it ushered in the process of. Lincoln by david herbert donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. David herbert donald s lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of lincoln s life and presidency. Lincoln by david herbert donald 1996, paperback for sale. Donald brilliantly depicts lincolns gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural kentucky to the ever expanding political circles in illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war.
Donald s lincoln reveals the development of the future presidents character and shows how his private life helped to shape his public career. He won the coveted lincoln prize in 1996, and garnered 70 five star ratings from an impressive endorsement from his audience outside the academy. Donald, the grandson of a union cavalry officer, was a longtime history professor at harvard. The author, david herbert donald, is an authority on lincoln. David herbert donalds lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of lincolns life and presidency. Lincoln by david herbert donald free ebooks download. When lincoln reconsidered was first published it ushered in the process of rethinking the civil war that continues to this day.
Lincoln summary lincoln by donald herbert davis is a biography of president abraham lincoln, who was born in february,1809 and assassinated in april, 1865. Oct 06, 1995 a masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns life and presidency. David herbert donald american historian britannica. Lincoln by donald herbert davis is a biography of president abraham lincoln, who was born in february,1809 and assassinated in april, 1865. Donalds lincoln will undoubtedly displace popular lincoln biographies by benjamin p. We are lincoln men book by david herbert donald official. Buy lincoln by david herbert donald online at alibris. He is the charles warren professor of american history and of.
David herbert donald 19202009 perspectives on history. May 17, 2009 from time to time donald considered venturing beyond his established forte and his biography of 20th century novelist thomas wolfe was a wellreceived departure. In donald s skillful hands, lincoln emerges as a youthful, vigorous president. Lincoln by david herbert donald pdf free download ebook. Thats high praise indeed for a biographer of the most written about american ever. When david donalds lincoln appeared in 1995, readers enthusiastically embraced his crowning achievement. Instead of a consistently engaging but scholarly study of lincoln, i encountered a biography designed primarily to inform rather than entertain. David herbert donalds biography of abraham lincoln is an outstanding work that emphasizes his most important aspect, his humanity. Lincoln emerges from it as a fascinating personality, an intensely political, tormented, yet deeply attractive figure.
He specialized in the civil war and reconstruction periods, and in. 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. David herbert donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. David herbert donald began his distinguished career in 1948 with lincoln s herndon, a life of abraham. David herbert donald, harvard university the journal of the abraham lincoln association jala is the only academic journal devoted exclusively to lincoln scholarship. In addition to selected scholarly articleson lincoln in the popular media, for example, or british reactions to the war the journal also features photographs and newly. Donald brilliantly depicts lincolns gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural kentucky to the ever expanding political circles in illinois, and finally. For 37 years donald and his wife lived on lincoln road in lincoln, massachusetts, and they eventually bought a family plot in lincoln cemetery. Lincoln by david herbert donald 1996 david donald writes clearly and is easy to read. Lincoln david herbert donalds lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of lincolns life and presidency. Professor donald s first book was about president lincoln s law partner.
David herbert donald began his distinguished career in 1948 with lincoln. History ap 1 reaction paper david herbert donald s lincoln is a biography of our sixteenth president, abraham lincoln. 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 lincoln s strengths. Jun 23, 2018 david herbert donald october 1, 1920 may 17, 2009 was an american historian, best known for his 1995 biography of abraham lincoln. He wrote over thirty books, including well received biographies of abraham lincoln, thomas wolfe and charles sumner. David herbert donald 19202009 perspectives on history aha. He twice won the pulitzer prize for biography for earlier works. His father was a farmer and his mother a former schoolteacher when david was born in 1920 in goodman, mississippi. Donald was the charles warren professor of american history emeritus from 1991 at harvard university. David herbert donald began his distinguished career in 1948 with lincolns herndon, a life of abraham lincolns law partner and early. Donald brilliantly depicts lincoln s 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. Mar 30, 2014 overall, david herbert donalds lincoln is an excellent biography though it did not quite live up to my high expectations. David herbert donald is one of the deans of american history. Publication date 2001 topics lincoln, abraham, 18091865, united states.
His lincoln s herndon 1948 is widely regarded as the. Review of lincoln by david herbert donald my journey. At the age of twenty one, he was sure he did not want to be like his father thomas lincoln, an uneducated farmer, so he left his fathers house permanently. In david herbert donalds view, lincoln was a dogged and wily man, with a sense of humor and shrewdness not equaled by any of his contemporaries. Donald brilliantly depicts lincoln s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural kentucky to the ever expanding political circles in illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Books, lincoln reconsidered, biography, summary david herbert donald october 1, 1920 may 17, 2009 was an american historian, best known for his 1995 biography of abraham. This newberry award winner is written for a younger audience, but remains an excellent distillation of lincoln s life. Lincoln s stepmother, sarah bush lincoln, commented that he never took much interest in the girls. He has won pulitzer prizes for books on charles sumner and thomas wolfe. One example of this is the letter lincoln wrote to his dying father about the after life when. Nov, 2015 david herbert donalds lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of lincolns life and presidency. In 2005, the abraham lincoln presidential museum in springfield, illinois established the david herbert donald prize for excellence in lincoln studies, and he was its first recipient. David herbert donald 19202009 find a grave memorial. He has twice won the pulitzer prize, for charles sumner and the coming of the civil war, and for look homeward.
Lincoln when approached for information about his life, abraham lincoln warned a wouldbe. Lincoln by david herbert donald 1995, hardcover for sale. May 21, 2009 david herbert donald, who has died aged 88, was a pulitzer prizewinning historian of the american civil war and an authority on abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states. Published in 1995, david herbert donalds lincoln is often considered the quintessential lincoln biography. When lincoln reconsidered was first published it ushered in the process of rethinking the civil war that continues to. 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 s biography of abraham lincoln is an outstanding work that emphasizes his most important aspect, his humanity. 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. 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. In his comprehensive look at lincoln s life, donald draws directly from lincoln s own papers as well as from the written firsthand accounts of his contemporaries whenever possible.
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. He is the charles warren professor of american history and of american civilization emeritus at harvard university and resides in lincoln, massachusetts. So it is high praise that whites effort is often described as the best singlevolume lincoln biography since david herbert donald s 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. Lincoln by donald, david herbert, 19202009, author.
Donald s lincoln reveals the development of the future presidents character and shows. 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. See all books authored by david herbert donald, including lincoln, and charles sumner and the coming of the civil war, and more on. A masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincoln s life and presidency. David herbert donalds lincoln about abraham lincoln 123. Lincoln s herndon introduction by carl sandburg by donald, david. There is certainly no shortage of biographies of abraham lincoln. We are lincoln men by david herbert donald in this brilliant and illuminating portrait of our sixteenth president, twotime pulitzer prizewinner david herbert. Lincoln by david herbert donald a masterful work by pulitzer prizewinning author david herbert donald, lincoln is a stunning portrait of abraham lincolns. 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. May 19, 2009 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. 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. 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. Lincoln by david herbert donald free mobi epub ebooks download.
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