In his book, Jon Meacham aims to recraft a usable ... Review by John Fabian Witt Every generation gets its own Abraham Lincoln biography. But if time seems to move faster these days, then perhaps ...

A new biography explores Lincoln's life ... INSKEEP: The newest book from the acclaimed historian David S. Reynolds is "Abe: Abraham Lincoln In His Times." Thank you, sir. REYNOLDS: Thank you ...

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...

This book is the story of Abe—a cultural biography of America’s greatest president and its central historical figure. Placing Lincoln in his rich contexts, this book explores the ways in which ...

began a multivolume Lincoln biography with this atmospheric, authoritative curtain raiser. It reimagines the roiling political culture in which young Abraham Lincoln waged his earliest and most ...

A new biography by historian Jon Meacham examines the oft-discussed life and legacy of former President Abraham ... book and their relevance to readers today, more than a century after Lincoln's ...

Jon Meacham’s excellent new biography, “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and ... of literacy acquired in what Lincoln called “A.B.C. schools” and any books he could hungrily consume ...

Often considered our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie) is definitely written about the most. More than 16,000 books have ... of an admired biography of John ...

this is a modern classic about Abraham Lincoln (note: this is not a biography), his unlikely presidency and his cabinet comprising former political foes. The book received a great deal of ...

A new biography by historian Jon Meacham ... has authored a new book about the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. "He was under immense political pressure to say, 'We'll settle all ...