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Description edit
David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Abraham Lincoln: Add a description of this character.
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- George B. McClellan
- Robert Todd Lincoln
- William Wallace 'Willie' Lincoln
- Thomas 'Tad' Lincoln
- Edward Baker Lincoln
- Stephen A. Douglas
- William Herndon
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Don Carlos Buell
- Edwin M. Stanton
- Salmon P. Chase
- Montgomery Blair
- Robert E. Lee
- Henry Wager Halleck
- David Davis
- Charles Sumner
- William H. Seward
- Norman Judd
- Dred Scott
- Edward Bates
- Horace Greeley
- James Buchanan
- John T. Stuart
- Simon Cameron
- Zachary Taylor
- Jefferson Davis
- Henry Clay
- George Meade
- Joseph Hooker
- Gideon Welles
- John Hay
- Benjamin Wade
- William Tecumseh Sherman
- Thurlow Weed
Setting & Locations edit
- Illinois
- Washington, D.C.
- Springfield, Illinois
- White House
- United States
- New York
- Kentucky
- Chicago
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- New Salem
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- Richmond
- Indiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Tennessee
- Arkansas
- Baltimore
- New England
- Vicksburg
- Gettysburg
- Philadelphia
- Mississippi River
- Antietam
- Nebraska
- Charleston
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- New Jersey
- Manassas
- Mexico
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Vandalia
- Great Britain
- Bloomington
- Texas
- Fredericksburg
First Sentence edit
Abraham Lincoln was not interested in his ancestry. In his mind he was a self-made man, who had no need to care about his family tree.
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Herbert Donald (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0684808463
Page Count: 714
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0684808463
Page Count: 714
Awards edit
- Lincoln Prize (1996)
- Jefferson Davis Award (1995)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E457 .D66 1995
- Dewey: 973.7092
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