With Malice Toward None

Posted on 11 January 2017 by Stephen B. Oates

Full, fair, and accurate Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written Pulitzer Prize winner David Herbert Donald, New York Times Book ReviewFrom preeminent Civil War historian Stephen B Oates comes the book the Washington Post hails as the standard one volume biography of Lincoln Oates With Malice Toward None is recognized as the seminal biography of the Sixteenth President, by one of America s most prominent historians. Best Download With Malice Toward None Author Stephen B. Oates For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr An intimate portrait of Lincoln if I hadn t liked Lincoln before reading Stephen Oates biography, With Malice Toward None, it surely would have won me over Not that it s a glowing eulogy or strays from the factual, but simply that it shows the innumerable obstacles circumstances, people, events he overcame during a remarkable life.In the beginning I grumped a little It seemed a long, slow lead up of failures, and he failed a LOT, to the interesting stuff But it was a necessary preparation An intimate portrait of Lincoln if I hadn t liked Lincoln before reading Stephen Oates biography, With Malice Toward None, it surely would have won me over Not that it s a glowing eulogy or strays from the factual, but simply that it shows the innumerable obstacles circumstances, people, events he overcame during a remarkable life.In the beginning I grumped a little It seemed a long, slow lead up of failures, and he failed a LOT, to the interesting stuff But it was a necessary preparation for the mission of his whole life No matter how many times I read or hear of Lincoln s assassination I hope and pray for the country s sake if not his own for a different outcome Perhaps the bitterness, hatred, ...No book has ever made me cry like this then again, I don t read many biographies It took me much longer to read than I anticipated Not because it wasn t interesting but because it was a long book with a lifetime s worth of detailed information By the end I had really grown to love Lincoln and when his final days drew near I was deeply moved by his life and sacrifices and what he accomplished under what I can only describe as divine guidance Everyone ought to study history We romanticize a No book has ever made me cry like this then again, I don t read many biographies It took me much longer to read than I anticipated Not because it wasn t interesting but because it was a long book with a lifetime s worth of detailed information By the end I had really grown to love Lincoln and when his final days drew near I was deeply moved by his life and sacrifices and what he accomplished under what I can only describe as divine guidance Everyone ...What a dude It wasn t just that he did so much, but he stayed so calm while doing it.This is a must readMy favorite Lincoln biography Take this with a grain of salt You know how this works when you critically assess another reader s statements what often comes out is that it is very likely the reader s only foray into said biographies Not quite true for me, I recently finished Lincoln and Whitm...With Malice Toward None The Life of Abraham Lincoln is Stephen Oates s 1977 classic biography of our sixteenth president Oates is an author, historian and former professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst He is the author of sixteen books, many of which are focused on important people and issues relating to t...I was looking for a good, comprehensive biography of Abraham Lincoln s life Mission accomplished.Of course, you will learn all about Lincoln s political life, but you also get a sense of who he was as a person A son, a friend, a father, a husband, a community member Looking back, we think of Lincoln as a strong, intelligent man of leadership And he was, but it took him a while to get there He has his problems and weaknesses just like any other human being A reader of this book will see how I was looking for a good, comprehensive biography of Abraham Lincoln s life Mission accomplished.Of course, you will learn all about Lincoln s political life, but you also get a sense of who he was as a person A son, a friend, a father, a husband, a community member Looking back, we think of Lincoln as a strong, intelligent man of leadership And he was, but it took him a while to get there He has his problems and weaknesses just like any other human being A r...Even though I knew how this story would end, this book still had me on the edge of my seat Lincoln is one of my heroes, and this is the only biography of his that I actually enjoyed It wasn t as dry as most others, and read like a novel I loved seeing him in the light of a real human, from his humble upbringing, through trial after trial, and failure after failure He was both a spiritual and a political giant, and was no doubt divinely appointed for his time as President I admire how benevo Even though I knew how this story would end, this book still had me on the edge of my seat Lincoln is one of my heroes, and this is the only biography of his that I actually enjoyed It wasn t as dry as most others, and read like a novel I loved seeing him in the light of a real human, from his humble upbringing, through trial after trial, and failure after failure He was both a spiritual and a political giant...I loved this book I learned about the Big stuff regarding Lincoln s life in grade school but I have never really understood the smaller details associated with his life This is a fantastic history book I was shocked that his presidency was under constant criticismright up to the point of his assassination It was also interesting to read about the prominent people of the day and the absolute, bigoted comments they made concerning equality of all men If this book piques your interest in th I loved this book I learned about the Big stuff regarding Lincoln s life in grade school but I have never really understood the smaller details associated with his life This is a fantastic history book I was shocked that his presidency was under constant criticismright up t...Extremely well done biography on Abraham Lincoln Would recommend to everyone.Recommended to me by DavidI learned a lot from this book A blessing from God that this was the man in leadership during one of the most tragic times in America s history.With Malice Toward None The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B Oates was a wonderful biography of our 16th president What I liked especially about it was its balance It was not chiefly a retelling of the Civil War battles, but rather a comprehensive one volume accounting of Abraham Lincoln s life You are past page 200 before Lincoln is elected to his first Term, so there is a lot of material on his early life and work in politics After reviewing his first years in Kentucky Indiana Illi With Malice Toward None The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B Oates was a wonderful biography of our 16th president What I liked especially about it was its balance It was not chiefly a retelling of the Civil War battles, but rather a comprehensive one volume accounting of Abraham Lincoln s life You are past page 200 before Lincoln is elected to his first Term, so there is a lot of material on his early life and work in politics After reviewing his first years in Kentucky Indiana Illinois, the narrative delves into how Lincoln got interested in law, his initial efforts in political office, and then his part in the segue of Whigs into Republicans Oates gives...

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11 January 2017

Stephen B. Oates