Lincoln's Boys

[Eva Elisabeth]

I find Hay's accounts and style enjoyable to read, very illustrative. He seems quite respectless regarding how he words his entries (and probably is in most cases), but concerning his superior, if you look at the message beyond, it's right the opposite.

As for "edited by Burlingame", I also recommend:
http://webpages.charter.net/lincolnbooks/Stevens.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0803292538...SY200_QL40

Also I recently discovered that his second "Abraham Lincoln - A Life" is online now, too:
http://www.knox.edu/academics/distinctiv...-life.html