Best Books on Abraham Lincoln

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,304 ratings
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Lincoln
Lincoln 4.19 avg rating — 48,077 ratings
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer 4.16 avg rating — 34,165 ratings
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A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln 4.30 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America 4.16 avg rating — 8,535 ratings
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Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief 4.09 avg rating — 5,896 ratings
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Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness 3.92 avg rating — 6,578 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years 4.28 avg rating — 5,424 ratings
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With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln 4.27 avg rating — 8,620 ratings
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Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural 4.13 avg rating — 1,066 ratings
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Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography
Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography 4.16 avg rating — 942 ratings
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Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President
Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President 4.22 avg rating — 947 ratings
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President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman
President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman 4.25 avg rating — 824 ratings
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The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words
The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words 4.25 avg rating — 320 ratings
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American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies 4.15 avg rating — 2,436 ratings
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Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World 3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings
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"We are Lincoln Men": Abraham Lincoln and His Friends
"We are Lincoln Men": Abraham Lincoln and His Friends 3.98 avg rating — 404 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 4.08 avg rating — 3,189 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 4.52 avg rating — 7,664 ratings
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 4.05 avg rating — 107,679 ratings
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,950 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 3.98 avg rating — 1,843 ratings
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Speeches and Writings
Speeches and Writings 4.28 avg rating — 269 ratings
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Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era
Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era 4.02 avg rating — 200 ratings
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Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom 3.90 avg rating — 14,800 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution 4.13 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
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This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War 4.25 avg rating — 912 ratings
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Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography
Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography 4.41 avg rating — 270 ratings
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Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates 4.32 avg rating — 212 ratings
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series)
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center series) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Speeches and Writings 1832–1858
Speeches and Writings 1832–1858 4.39 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, #25)
Abraham Lincoln (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, #25) 4.24 avg rating — 451 ratings
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A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico 3.97 avg rating — 1,746 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: A Life
Abraham Lincoln: A Life 4.57 avg rating — 260 ratings
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Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon
Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon 4.31 avg rating — 314 ratings
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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861
Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861 4.29 avg rating — 709 ratings
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Bloody Crimes: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Chase for Jefferson Davis
Bloody Crimes: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Chase for Jefferson Davis 3.85 avg rating — 3,874 ratings
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Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power 4.19 avg rating — 1,918 ratings
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Lincoln the Unknown
Lincoln the Unknown 4.26 avg rating — 2,283 ratings
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Vindicating Lincoln: Defending the Politics of Our Greatest President
Vindicating Lincoln: Defending the Politics of Our Greatest President 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln 4.16 avg rating — 336 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography
Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography 4.19 avg rating — 420 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 138,166 ratings
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The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations 4.17 avg rating — 941 ratings
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Lincoln, Life-Size
Lincoln, Life-Size 4.68 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln
Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln 4.31 avg rating — 252 ratings
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Lincoln and His Admirals
Lincoln and His Admirals 4.22 avg rating — 474 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths
Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths 3.86 avg rating — 266 ratings
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Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, as Originally Reported in The New York Times
Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, as Originally Reported in The New York Times 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words 4.15 avg rating — 691 ratings
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Lincoln's Herndon
Lincoln's Herndon 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency
Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency 3.96 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Lincoln For Beginners
Lincoln For Beginners 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 3.75 avg rating — 634 ratings
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With Malice Toward One
With Malice Toward One 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Writing the Gettysburg Address
Writing the Gettysburg Address 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War 4.13 avg rating — 736 ratings
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Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life
Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life 3.67 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction 3.90 avg rating — 192 ratings
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The Lincoln Hypothesis: A Modern-day Abolitionist Investigates the Possible Connection Between Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln Hypothesis: A Modern-day Abolitionist Investigates the Possible Connection Between Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and Abraham Lincoln 4.19 avg rating — 2,422 ratings
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Lincoln: A President for the Ages
Lincoln: A President for the Ages 3.68 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Lincoln's Diary
Lincoln's Diary 3.56 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln 4.05 avg rating — 777 ratings
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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery 4.18 avg rating — 6,498 ratings
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Speeches and Writings 1859–1865
Speeches and Writings 1859–1865 4.43 avg rating — 732 ratings
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Selected Speeches and Writings
Selected Speeches and Writings 4.22 avg rating — 320 ratings
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Why the North Won the Civil War
Why the North Won the Civil War 3.84 avg rating — 288 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President
Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings
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His Speeches and Writings
His Speeches and Writings 4.28 avg rating — 269 ratings
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In Lincoln's Hand: His Original Manuscripts with Commentary by Distinguished Americans
In Lincoln's Hand: His Original Manuscripts with Commentary by Distinguished Americans 4.28 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 4.08 avg rating — 610 ratings
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Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln 4.23 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
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Lincoln Revisited: New Insights from the Lincoln Forum (Lincoln Forum Books)
Lincoln Revisited: New Insights from the Lincoln Forum (Lincoln Forum Books) 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 4.07 avg rating — 561 ratings
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Herndon's Lincoln
Herndon's Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 190 ratings
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The Hammer and the Anvil: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America
The Hammer and the Anvil: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the End of Slavery in America 3.72 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Lincoln and the Abolitionists: John Quincy Adams, Slavery, and the Civil War
Lincoln and the Abolitionists: John Quincy Adams, Slavery, and the Civil War 3.55 avg rating — 179 ratings
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Lincoln and New York
Lincoln and New York really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address 4.26 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Lincoln Speeches
Lincoln Speeches 4.29 avg rating — 116 ratings
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Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War
Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 372 ratings
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Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons
Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons 3.60 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln - Classics Illustrated
Abraham Lincoln - Classics Illustrated really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1854
A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1854 4.12 avg rating — 343 ratings
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Moyers on Democracy
Moyers on Democracy 4.30 avg rating — 351 ratings
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Alias "Paine": Lewis Thornton Powell, the Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy
Alias "Paine": Lewis Thornton Powell, the Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy 4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America
Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America 3.47 avg rating — 190 ratings
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The Murder of Abraham Lincoln
The Murder of Abraham Lincoln 3.95 avg rating — 388 ratings
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The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln
The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln 3.61 avg rating — 652 ratings
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The Death of Lincoln: A Picture History of the Assassination
The Death of Lincoln: A Picture History of the Assassination 3.80 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History
Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History 3.85 avg rating — 150 ratings
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Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House
Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House 3.72 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Prelude to Greatness: Lincoln in the 1850s
Prelude to Greatness: Lincoln in the 1850s 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Lincoln Reading Group Guide
Lincoln Reading Group Guide liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Grant, Lee, Lincoln and the Radicals: Essays on Civil War Leadership
Grant, Lee, Lincoln and the Radicals: Essays on Civil War Leadership 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Mourning Lincoln
Mourning Lincoln 3.69 avg rating — 235 ratings
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle 4.46 avg rating — 9,398 ratings
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1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History
1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History 3.95 avg rating — 572 ratings
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Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln 4.29 avg rating — 771 ratings
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