Abraham Lincoln 2009 is the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Since his assassination, Americans have been fascinated with all things Lincoln—his humble beginnings, improbable rise to the presidency, and sudden death. More books have been written about Lincoln than about any other American! The library owns many interesting Lincoln titles. Here are a few of the best on all aspects of Lincoln’s life and legacy. General Biography 973.7 OST Lincoln’s Photographs: A Complete Album by Lloyd Ostendorf1998 Biography LINCOLN, A. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years by Carl Sandburg1954 Biography LINCOLN, A. The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America by Mark E. Neely1993 Biography LINCOLN, A. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald1995 Biography LINCOLN, A. Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power by Richard Carwardine2006 Biography LINCOLN, A. Lincoln’s Quest for Union: A Psychological Portrait by Charles B. Strozier2001 Biography LINCOLN, A. Lincoln’s Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller2002 DVD Biography LINCOLN, A. Lincoln (History Channel)2006 Life before the Presidency 917.73 DAV In Lincoln’s Footsteps: A Historical Guide to the Lincoln Sites in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky by Don Davenport2nd ed., 2002 973.7 THO Lincoln’s New Salem by Benjamin Platt Thomasnew and revised ed., 1987 Biography LINCOLN, A. Seventeen Years at Eighth and Jackson: The Lincoln Family in Their Springfield Home by Thomas J. Dyba1985 DVD Biography LINCOLN, A. Young Lincoln: The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1816–18302005 Mary Todd Lincoln 973.7 EPS The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Daniel Mark Epstein2008 973.7 VAN Crowns of Thorns and Glory: Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Howell Davis, the Two First Ladies of the Civil War by Gerry Van der Heuvel1988 Biography LINCOLN, M.T. The House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War by Stephen William Berry2007 Biography LINCOLN, M.T. The Madness of Mary Lincoln by Jason Emerson2007 The Presidency 973.7 GOO Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin2005 973.7 MAC Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson2008 973.7 MIL President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman by William Lee Miller2008 973.7092 CHA The Two American Presidents: A Dual Biography of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis by Bruce Chadwick1999 Biography LINCOLN, A. We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends by David Herbert Donald2003 Slavery and the Civil War 973.5 BUR The Age of Lincoln by Orville Vernon Burton2007 973.7 FON A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln by Eric Foner1990 973.7 PER Lincoln’s War: The Untold Story of America’s Greatest President as Commander in Chief by Geoffrey Perret2004 973.7 STR Father Abraham: Lincoln’s Relentless Struggle to End Slavery by Richard Striner2006 973.7 WIL Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills1992 973.71 MAR Mr. Lincoln Goes to War by William Marvel2006 Speeches and Writings 973.5 LIN Speeches and Writings: Speeches, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates by Abraham Lincoln1989 Biography LINCOLN, A. The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln through His Words by Ronald C. White2005 Assassination 973.7 KAU American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies by Michael W. Kauffman2004 973.7 SWA Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James. L. Swanson2006 Biography LINCOLN, A. The Day Lincoln Was Shot by Jim Bishop1983 Why Lincoln Matters 973.7 CUO Why Lincoln Matters: Today More Than Ever by Mario Cuomo2004 973.7 PET Lincoln in American Memory by Merrill D. Peterson1993 Fun Reads 973.7 FER Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe’s America by Andrew Ferguson2007 973.7 STE Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President by Edward Steers2007 Websites Abraham Lincoln: A Resource Guide (Library of Congress) Abraham Lincoln Association Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, Illinois) Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Abraham Lincoln Research Site (Especially useful for students) Prepared by Bonnie Reid, November 2008