(10-20-2013, 11:06 AM)Rob Wick Wrote: Angela,
There are numerous lists of the essential Lincoln books, but this one from the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop in Chicago is the one I use to guide my purchases. Also, forum member Mike Burkhimer has written The 100 Essential Lincoln Books, which provides a capsule of information on some of the best titles.
A note on the Lincoln Bookshop list, some are very rare and will set you back a good bit of money. If you have access to a good library system that can get books via interlibrary loan, that would be a good way to get some of them.
Here are the links.
Best
Rob
http://www.alincolnbookshop.com/html/bibliographies.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Lincoln-...B006G8373W
Rob, those lists are amazing! Thank you so very much! A book on books - this is SO mine!
Craig - yes! I remember when I first saw that booktower in Washington, I thought that even though I came for George Washington, I might get along with Lincoln. Soooo many books - I don't think I have ever heard about another person that has so many books written on him. It was a wonderful moment since I love reading!
I have read the Carl Sandburg biography which I thought was just amazing. I also loved "Herndon's Informants" which isn't so much a biography but a collection of original sources and I always appreciate those. I just recently finished a wonderful book from a teacher, James A. Percoco. It's called "Summers with Lincoln" and it is mostly about statues - but it also tells a lot about people in the US learn about Lincoln and how many different ways there are.
I recently thought about setting up my own little booktower - and then realized that there is a great downside to a kindle...
