Quote by: David Herbert Donald

What I thought we ought to try to do in a book like this is to focus closely on Lincoln, himself, to see what he knew, how he knew it, how he came to make the decisions that he did, and how he implemented them.


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Author Bio


  • NameDavid Herbert Donald
  • Descriptionhistorian of the American Civil War
  • BornOctober 1, 1920
  • DiedMay 17, 2009
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian Of Modern Age; Historian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Lincoln Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography