Lincoln
- ISBN-10
- 068482535X
- ISBN-13
- 9780684825359
- Series
- Lincoln
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 714
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-11-05
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- David Herbert Donald
Description
Draws extensively on Lincoln's personal papers and legal writings to present a biography of the president
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