Have you seen the new Spielberg movie Lincoln and want to know more about the events depicted in the movie? Are you trying to remember what you learned in American History way back when? We have lots of books about Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, the Civil War, etc.
Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns
Goodwin is one of the sources used by the creators of the movie. 973.7 GOO)
A. Lincoln: a Biography by Ronald C. White Jr. is a comprehensive biography of the president. (B Lincoln)
Giant in the Shadows: the Life of Robert T. Lincoln is a biography of the Lincoln’s oldest and last surviving son. (B Lincoln)
Mary Todd Lincoln: a Biography by Jean H. Baker is a definitive account of the troubled former First Lady. (B Lincoln)
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by noted
historian James McPherson is a study in how Lincoln worked with his military to defeat the Confederacy. (973.7 MCP)
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