For a book that investigates Lincoln’s Kentucky connections and his relationship with the Bluegrass State during the Civil War, see:
Lowell Harrison,
Lincoln of Kentucky (2000).
For general biographies of Abraham Lincoln, see:
Michael Burlingame,
The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln (1994)
David Herbert Donald,
Lincoln (1995)
Allen C. Guelzo,
Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (2000)
Doris Kearns Goodwin,
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (2005)
Richard Carwardine,
Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power (2006)
For other special and related topics, see: Jean Baker,
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography (1989)
Gabor Boritt,
Lincoln and the Economics of the American Dream (1978, 1994)
Merrill Peterson,
Lincoln in American Memory (1995)
Douglas L. Wilson,
Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln (1998)
Allen C. Guelzo,
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America (2004)
Douglas L. Wilson,
Lincoln’s Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words (2006)
The“Essential Lincoln Bookshelf” can be found at the
National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Web site.
In addition to book discussions for adults, the number of children’s books related to Abraham Lincoln make public readings for children a great educational opportunity.
The Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission hopes that Kentucky libraries and communities will host several public readings throughout the month of Lincoln’s 200th birthday, February 2009. These public readings will be a successful way to engage our youngest constituents and will help teach a new generation of Kentuckians about Lincoln’s bluegrass birth and his many Kentucky connections.
KHS suggests the following Lincoln children's books:
Raymond Bial, Where Lincoln Walked (1998). Recommended for grades 4-7.
Louise Borden, A. Lincoln and Me (2001). Recommended for grades K-3.
Amy L. Cohn and Suzy Schmidt, Abraham Lincoln. Recommended for grades 2-5.
Candace Fleming, The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary (2008). Recommended for grades 4-7.
Russell Freedman, Lincoln: A Photobiography (1987). Recommended for grades 5-8.
Janis Herbert, Abraham Lincoln for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities (2007). Recommended for grades 4-8.
Ann McGovern, If You Grew Up In the Time of Abraham Lincoln (1976). Recommended for grades K-3.
George Sullivan, Abraham Lincoln (2001). Recommended for grades 4-8.
Ann Turner, Abe Lincoln Remembers (2001). Recommended for grades 3-5.
Kay Winters, Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books (2003). Recommended for grades K-3.
Other children’s books about Lincoln can be found on the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission’s Web site.
In addition, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives has compiled another excellent Lincoln bibliography.