The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges
By: David Alan Johnson
4.24
Format: 400 pages, ebook
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinar…
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1. Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
By: Matthew Pinsker
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
After the heartbreaking death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his family fled the gloom that… read more
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2. A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1854
By: Sidney Blumenthal
3.72
Format: 395 pages, Hardcover
The first of a three-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings t… read more
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3. The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War
By: H.W. Brands
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes … read more
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4. "They Have Killed Papa Dead!": The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance
By: Anthony S. Pitch
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is a central drama of the American experience. Its impact is f… read more
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5. Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865
By: James B. Conroy
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Our One Common Countryexplores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or ov… read more
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6. Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.19
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
As the day for Lincoln's second inauguration drew near, Americans wondered what their sixteenth pre… read more
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7. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more
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8. No Better Place to Die: The Battle Of Stones River
By: Peter Cozzens
4.33
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
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9. Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency
By: None
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The Lincolns spent the summer of 1862 north of the White House at the Soldiers' Home. The lush, coo… read more
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10. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller
By: None
3.77
Format: None pages,
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11. The Last of the President's Men
By: Bob Woodward
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A new work of narrative nonfiction from bestselling author Bob Woodward. Bob Woodward exposes on… read more
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"K [Kissinger] called from New York all disturbed because he felt someone had been getting to the P [President] on Vietnam... Henry's concerned that the P's looking for a way to bug out and he thinks …"-Bob Woodward, The Last of the President's Men
12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
13. Romney: A Reckoning
By: McKay Coppins
4.36
Format: 416 pages, ebook
A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more
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14. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.30
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more
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15. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more
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16. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage
By: Jeff Guinn
4.06
Format: None pages, Audiobook
“Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve” (The Wall Street Journal), this is th… read more
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17. Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World
By: Chris Wallace
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying beh… read more
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18. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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19. Joan
By: Katherine J. Chen
3.96
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in t… read more
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"What would I gain by being a man?" she says. "A cock, a deeper voice, hair across my chest. I would not become stronger. I am already strong." And, she thinks, I would inherit several weaknesses of m…"-Katherine J. Chen, Joan
"You must make your own map of the world. Search out your own piece of sky and patch of earth, your own awning to sleep under when it is raining and it feels the sun may never shine again, for there w…"-Katherine J. Chen, Joan
20. The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History
By: Edward Achorn
4.51
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American h… read more
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21. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
By: Allen C. Guelzo
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the C… read more
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22. Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times
By: David S. Reynolds
4.41
Format: 1088 pages, Hardcover
From one of the great living historians of 19th century America, a revelatory and enthralling new b… read more
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23. The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges
By: David Alan Johnson
4.24
Format: 400 pages, ebook
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinar… read more
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24. An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd
By: Michael Burlingame
3.29
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening narrative revealing aspects of the former president's life that are often overlooke… read more
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25. Lincoln's White House: The People's House in Wartime
By: James B. Conroy
4.03
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Lincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the execu… read more
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