David Herbert Donald’s single volume biography of Lincoln is considered the best of hundreds available. Donald’s lucid prose and meticulous research makes the story of Lincoln’s life as gripping as a suspense novel. The details never bog down the momentum of events. You’ll come away from Donald’s biography wanting to read more about Lincoln. You have some wonderful choices: the Library of America’s two volumes of Lincoln’s speeches and writings. Or you can go all the way and read the 2-volume, 2000-page, million-word Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press it’s only $125!