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amycrea's review against another edition
4.0
If you want a quick but reputable primer to the life of Lincoln, this is it--at 70 pages, every sentence counts.
mvancamp's review against another edition
4.0
As a fan of the 1000+ page presidential biographies, I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this slim volume: a mere 65 pages after factoring in end matter. I did not think such a tiny book would be more than a slightly expanded encyclopedia entry on our 16th president. My initial judgment proved accurate for the first few pages. There is not much here other than standard biological facts. Where McPherson shines is in the passages highlighting Lincoln's political career and presidency. In very few words, he is able to present the reader with clear and concise historical perspectives on potentially convoluted issues/incidents. While I would not suggest this to someone who already has extensive knowledge of Lincoln, it certainly fits the bill for someone interested in starting to learn more in the coming bicentennial of the birth of one of our greatest and justifiably most beloved presidents.
redwhiteandroyalreads's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
Read this for a history class. Not rating it. I found it informative and thought it provided all the needed information about Abraham Lincoln pretty well in such a short amount of pages.
jasonfurman's review against another edition
3.0
Basically a long magazine article, perfectly fine but not much to it.
purslane's review against another edition
3.0
A competent very brief survey of AL's life written by a fine historian with a deep understanding of the era and the man.
sjkuzma's review against another edition
4.0
This was a concise biography of Lincoln. It was a very quick read and quite interesting.