Very good biography of Abraham Lincoln, who I admire. There are a lot of legends about him! ( )

Oates's biography is a good, standard account of Lincoln's life. Well-researched and a good read. Not the best, not the worst. ( )

Well organized biography of Lincoln. Easy reading. Highly recommend this book. ( )

Deserves all of the accolades it has received. Very well done, very readable biography. Highly recommended. ( )

Abraham Lincoln is one of the giants of American history. By this, I mean that so much has been written about him and his times that it's hard to get one's arms around the subject. Just like Washington and Jefferson, one could spend a lifetime of reading and find that there's still more to be read. Where to start?

With Malice Toward None serves well as an introductory biography of Lincoln. On the one hand, Oates makes his subject come alive. On the other hand, Lincoln is more than he appears here. I left this work wanting to dig much deeper - perhaps that's the best recommendation for a popular biography of such a complex man. ( )