Abraham Lincoln: A Life

(Johns Hopkins University Press)

In the first book of this two-volume set, the author covers Lincoln’s experiences as a farm boy, his legal training, and his early years in politics. In the second volume, Burlingame examines his presidency as well as his marriage and the deaths of two sons. Publishers Weekly called this set “the finest Lincoln biography in more than 60 years.” Burlingame is the Sadowski Professor of History Emeritus at Connecticut College.