![]() But fresh off two recently published Lincoln biographies and five-dozen biographies of earlier presidents, I can confirm that this biography – while not quite as “unrivaled” as promised by some – is nevertheless extremely meritorious. ![]() With several other renowned biographies of Lincoln still to read I am unable to validate that premise. Best remembered as a leading authority on Abraham Lincoln, Donald died in 2009.ĭonald’s “Lincoln” is widely regarded as the best single-volume biography ever written on Abraham Lincoln. He also wrote nearly three-dozen books and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner (for his biographies of Charles Sumner and Thomas Wolfe). Donald, the grandson of a Union cavalry officer, was a long-time history professor at Harvard. Published in 1995, David Herbert Donald’s “ Lincoln” is often considered the quintessential Lincoln biography. ![]()
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