Good Lincoln Biography?

[Surfah]

I like to think that if Lincoln had survived to oversee Reconstruction, celebrations like that would still be held in the South but there would not be the bitterness that sometimes surrounds them now.

Perhaps. We shall never know. Another aspect of the Lincoln exhibit I enjoyed were the political cartoons. It was amazing to see how some of the memorable and seemingly neutral things he said were demonized by the south.

[falafel]

Well, I don't want to point out the obvious, but its clear that Surfah is the board's golden child. Proof: this thread! When I ask for a Kennedy book recommendation, I get barely a sniff. When Surfah wants a book recommendation, the thread rivals DDD's Lakers thread!

[Surfah]

Well, I don't want to point out the obvious, but its clear that Surfah is the board's golden child. Proof: this thread! When I ask for a Kennedy book recommendation, I get barely a sniff. When Surfah wants a book recommendation, the thread rivals DDD's Lakers thread!

Funny because my siblings claim the same.

[LA Ute]

Well, I don't want to point out the obvious, but its clear that Surfah is the board's golden child. Proof: this thread! When I ask for a Kennedy book recommendation, I get barely a sniff. When Surfah wants a book recommendation, the thread rivals DDD's Lakers thread!

You simply picked the wrong president. Nothing fires the imagination or interest of history buffs like Lincoln and the Civil War. Kennedy's tragically short presidency is a different kettle of fish , inspiring, but in different ways. (For example, Bill Clinton took lots of inspiration from JFK. Not necessarily about political leadership, but . . . .)

[Parrot Head]

Why read a whole book on Lincoln? Get the dirt on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln.

[DrumNFeather]

There's so much interesting stuff out there surrounding Lincoln that can be good additions to a biography.

Manhunt is a pretty good read. It gets dry in the middle, but picks up steam towards the end and starts off well.

Stealing Lincoln's Body is also a really good one...I learned a lot I didn't know. Plus, there is a photo in the book of two young boys sitting in a window in NYC to watch Lincoln's body driven through the streets...it is Theodore Roosevelt and his brother.

I also plan on reading Team of Rivals once I get through a couple other books that are on the list.

[LA Ute]

There's so much interesting stuff out there surrounding Lincoln that can be good additions to a biography.

Manhunt is a pretty good read. It gets dry in the middle, but picks up steam towards the end and starts off well.

Stealing Lincoln's Body is also a really good one...I learned a lot I didn't know. Plus, there is a photo in the book of two young boys sitting in a window in NYC to watch Lincoln's body driven through the streets...it is Theodore Roosevelt and his brother.

I also plan on reading Team of Rivals once I get through a couple other books that are on the list.

Manhunt was an interesting and quick read, and satisfied a lot of my curiosity abuot J.W. Booth and the assassination. A ton of historical tidbits as well. I read it right after I read Team of Rivals, so I had a good feel for the key characters. You'll love "Team." For me it was a page-turner.