Monday, February 9, 2009

Lincoln's Bicentennial

200 years ago this week one of America's greatest men was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. Learn more about Abraham Lincoln, his life and his presidency from one of the items below:

Books
Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life by James M. McPherson

Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon by Phillip B. Kunhardt III

One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War by John C. Waugh

The Age of Lincoln by Orville Vernon Burton

Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk

"We Are Lincoln Men": Abraham Lincoln and His Friends by David Herbert Donald

Abraham Lincoln by Thomas Keneally

The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln by Phillip S. Paludan

DVDs
Lincoln

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

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