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An engaging, fast-paced, and heavily illustrated introduction to the life and legacy of a monumental historical figure. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Who was Abraham Lincoln?.
- inspiring
- curious
- somber
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Abraham Lincoln
Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
A sweeping, richly illustrated journey through a frontier childhood into the solemn halls of history, told with the warmth of an American folktale.
- 02
Lincoln
Russell Freedman
A visually rich, deeply humanizing portrait that strips away the myth to reveal the man.
- 03
Lincoln
David Herbert Donald
A masterful, deeply humanizing portrait of a leader evolving under the crushing weight of a fractured nation.
- 04
Chasing Lincoln's killer
James L. Swanson
A breathless, true-crime historical thriller that plunges you into the desperate, shadowy swamps of a twelve-day national manhunt.
- 05
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
A sweeping, poetic immersion into the soul of an American icon and the fractured nation he carried on his shoulders.
- 06
Lincoln's Grave Robbers
Steve Sheinkin
A tense, stranger-than-fiction historical heist that reads like a thriller.
- 07
Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly
A cinematic, present-tense plunge into one of history's darkest moments that reads with the breathless urgency of a ticking-clock thriller.
- 08
Who is Barack Obama?
Roberta Edwards · 2009
An accessible, illustrated journey through the life of a historic leader, tailored perfectly for young, curious minds.
- 09
Lincoln on Leadership
Donald T. Phillips · 1992
A pragmatic and inspiring masterclass in leading with empathy and resolve during times of profound crisis.
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Manhunt
James L. Swanson
A ticking-clock historical thriller that plunges the reader into the desperate, hour-by-hour pursuit of America's most notorious fugitive.
- 11
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith
A straight-faced, blood-soaked reimagining of American history where the greatest political battles are fought with an axe in the dark.
- 12
Mr. Macky is wacky!
Dan Gutman
A delightfully absurd romp through the elementary school experience where the adults are infinitely weirder than the kids.
