With Malice Toward None
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 30, 2009
“The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln.” —Washington Post “Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written.” —David Herbert Donald, New York Times Book Review The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader.
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- Who it’s for
- A measured Lincoln biography with the gravity and sweep of serious historical narrative.
- Genres
- Presidents & World Leaders, Civil War Era, Political Lives
- Published
- HarperCollins, June 30, 2009
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“The standard one-volume biography of Lincoln.” —Washington Post “Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written.” —David Herbert Donald, New York Times Book Review The definitive life of Abraham Lincoln, With Malice Toward None is historian Stephen B. Oates's acclaimed and enthralling portrait of America's greatest leader.
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In this award-winning biography, Lincoln steps forward out of the shadow of myth as a recognizable, fully drawn American whose remarkable life continues to inspire and inform us today. Oates masterfully charts, with the pacing of a novel, Lincoln's rise from bitter poverty in America's midwestern frontier to become a self-made success in business, law, and regional politics. The second half of this riveting work examines his legendary leadership on the national stage as president during one of the country's most tumultuous and bloody periods, the Civil War years, which concluded tragically with Lincoln's assassination.
Serious Lincoln
A measured Lincoln biography with the gravity and sweep of serious historical narrative.
Come here for
- Lincoln through a serious, narrative lens
- A steady, book-club-friendly biography
Expect
- Civil War–era context
- A sustained, reflective read
Where it sits
| Presidents & World Leaders | 93% |
|---|---|
| Civil War Era | 76% |
| Political Lives | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Presidents & World Leaders
- Civil War Era
- Authors
- Stephen B. Oates, T. Ryder Smith, Harper Perennial
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 30, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History