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A review by bowienerd_82
Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
3.0
Three and a half stars, really. I was impressed with how the author dealt with Lincoln's life pre-presidency. It was interesting and very readable, with good pacing and style.
However, the book really got bogged down once it hit the presidency. The good pacing disappeared, it got bogged down in he said/she said nonsense, and it actually lost sight of Lincoln himself in favor of discussing issues of the war and of politics. This second half of the book compared poorly to [b:Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln|2199|Team of Rivals The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln|Doris Kearns Goodwin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347278868l/2199._SY75_.jpg|2861004], and it was much harder to get through than the first half.
Still, a pretty straightforward biography, and one that dealt well with Lincoln's early life.
However, the book really got bogged down once it hit the presidency. The good pacing disappeared, it got bogged down in he said/she said nonsense, and it actually lost sight of Lincoln himself in favor of discussing issues of the war and of politics. This second half of the book compared poorly to [b:Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln|2199|Team of Rivals The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln|Doris Kearns Goodwin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347278868l/2199._SY75_.jpg|2861004], and it was much harder to get through than the first half.
Still, a pretty straightforward biography, and one that dealt well with Lincoln's early life.