RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM
LINCOLN AND HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE
Books of Quotations
Paul Angle (editor), The Lincoln Reader. New
Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1947 Quotes and long excerpts by
and about Lincoln; collected by a Lincoln scholar.
Gabor S. Boritt (editor) and Jakob B. Boritt, Deborah R. Huso, Peter C.
Vermilyea, Of The People, By The People, For The People and other
Quotations. NY: Columbia University Press, 1996 Edited by a highly
respected Lincoln scholar and author, every quote is an authentic quote.
Helpful introduction. No index.
Gene Griessman, The Words Lincoln Lived
By. 52 Timeless Principles To Light Your Path.
NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1997. The important Lincoln quotes on
achievement and career success. Brief essays on quotes. Excerpts from
famous speeches and poems; brief biographies of individuals in Lincoln’s
life. No index. Bibliography.
Mario M. Cuomo and Harold Holzer (editor). Lincoln
On Democracy. NY: HarperCollins, 1990. This book of selected writings
and quotes by Lincoln on the subject of democracy is the result of
collaborative work by a former Governor of New York and a widely known
Lincoln scholar. Excellent introduction and brief essays.
An index to other fascinating pages is located at the
bottom of this page.
Historical
Fiction
Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
and The War Years. NY: Galahad Books, 1954. Sandburg’s classic is
based on historical research, but it must be remembered that this is a
fictionalized version of Lincoln’s life.
Gore Vidal, Lincoln. A Novel. Franklin Center,
Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library, 1984. Brilliant. Based on extensive
research.
One-man plays
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Periodicals
Lincoln Herald. Non-technical and often
very readable articles of interest to scholars and Lincoln lovers.
Published quarterly 800-325-0900 x 6235 fax 423-869-6350
The Rail Splitter. Written primarily for
Lincoln collectors, this publication contains articles of general interest
to lovers of Lincoln. Illustrated. One of my favorites. 212-980-7031; email:
splitter@interport.net
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A Select List Of Lincoln
Books
Michael Burlingame, The Inner World Of Abraham
Lincoln. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1994 An honest
and highly readable account of what motivated Lincoln, by a renowned Lincoln
scholar.
Dale Carnegie, Lincoln The Unknown. Garden City,
NY: Dale Carnegie & Associates, 1932/1959. The author of How To Win
Friends And Influence People spent a summer in the 1930s near New Salem,
Illinois doing research on this influential book.
Don E. Fehrenbacher and Virginia Fehrenbacher,
Recollected Words of Abraham Lincoln. Stanford, CA: Stanford University
Press, 1996. A comprehensive collection of remarks that have been attributed
to Lincoln plus a critical evaluation of their authenticity.
William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik, Herndon’s
Lincoln: The True Story Of A Great Life Springfield, IL: Herndon’s
Lincoln Publishing Co. 1888. This is the controversial biography written by
Lincoln’s law partner. An intriguing read.
Neely, Mark E (editor). The Abraham Lincoln
Encyclopedia. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1982. Carefully researched articles on
Lincoln and his contemporaries. Illustrated.
Helen Nicolay, Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln.
NY: Century Co. 1912. Written by the daughter of one of Lincoln’s private
secretaries.
Stephen Oates, With Malice Toward None: The Life Of
Abraham Lincoln. NY: Mentor, 1977. A readable single-volume book on
Lincoln.
Allen Thorndike Rice (editor), Reminiscences Of
Abraham Lincoln By Distinguished Men Of His Time. NY: The North
American Review, 1888. This splendid book, as its title indicates,
contains sketches about Lincoln written by important figures who knew
Lincoln. Used copies are sometimes available at Amazon.
Alonzo Rothschild, Lincoln: Master Of Men.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1906. A treasure on leadership, this book
is organized around how Lincoln dealt with Stephen Douglas, William Seward,
Salmon Chase, John Charles Fremont, Edwin Stanton and other powerful
individuals. Out of print, but sometimes available in used book shops.
Douglas L. Wilson and Rodney O. Davis,
Herndon’s Informants. Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham
Lincoln. Chicago and Urbana: The University of Illinois Press, 1998
The most important resource on Lincoln to be published in decades. The
extensive interviews that Lincoln’s law partner gathered after Lincoln’s
death are no longer hidden away in special collections, but available to
Lincoln lovers everywhere.
Albert A. Woldman, Lawyer Lincoln. NY: Carroll &
Graf, 1994 This reprint of a classic focuses on Lincoln’s experiences as a
lawyer, which is the key to understanding Lincoln’s accomplishments.
Website
The collected works of Lincoln have been digitized, and
are available at the official website of the Abraham Lincoln Association.
You can access this priceless resource at
www.alincolnassoc.com, and it’s free. Go to the website and click
“Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln,” type in a word, and you will quickly
know if Lincoln ever wrote it, and if so, when and where.
Index
Abraham Lincoln quotes
Time Management: Quotes and
Articles
Is George W. Bush the next Abraham
Lincoln? Lincoln-Bush compared
George Washington quotes and commentary on
leadership style
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt quotes and commentary on
leadership style
War quotes
Ronald Reagan quotes, exclusive interview
"The Diversity Creed";
Why I Wrote "The Diversity Creed"
Diversity: How
To Make Diversity Work In Your Organization
Remarkable Similarities Between President Abraham Lincoln And Benjamin Franklin
Ronald Reagan: His Big Break Exclusive Interview
The Lincoln-Roosevelt
Connection
Civil War Quotes: U.S. Grant's Leadership Style
How To Do Business
With Americans: Forgive Their Blunders
The Americans: Who Are
They And How Did They Get This Way?
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