Abraham Lincoln

One of the most important works on Abraham Lincoln from the era when he was passing out of living memory and into history this 1917 classic is a rich evocative portrait of the man and how actions as a leader were shaped by his character and ideals. From its British perspective offering a fresh angle on an American legend to its charming readability Charnwoods treatise-which was called in 1947 the best one-volume life of Lincoln ever written by historian Benjamin Thomas-today remains one of the most intriguing examinations of the great president and a keystone for understanding the evolution of Lincoln scholarship. British author and academic GODFREY RATHBONE BENSON 1st Baron Charnwood (1864-1945) also wrote the biography *Theodore Roosevelt* (1923).