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December 1, 2011

Lincoln – David Herbert Donald

John Calipari
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By: John Calipari
University of Kentucky
Lincoln

By: David Herbert Donald

David Herbert Donald’s Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war.


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