The best of 2013

[Gene C]

Here are my favorites of 2013 that I would recommend

** Stanton by Benjamin Thomas ** my favorite

no particular order

Heart Mender by Andy Andrews (non Lincoln)
Tad Lincoln's Father by Julia Taft Bayne - a short book
The Darkest Dawn by Thomas Goodrich (Sandman)

Shiloh by Shelby Foote - a book for young adults
Father Abraham by Harold Holzer
Behind the Scenes at the White House by Elizabeth Keckley - a short book

Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay
Lincoln Legends by Edward Steers
Lincoln and His Generals by Harry Williams

Honor's Voice by Douglas Wilson
Lincoln's Animal Friends by Ruth Painter Randal - a book for young adults, very good
Giant in the Shadows by Jason Emerson
Shadows Rise by John Walsh