Category: Bibliography
The Bullet That Launched a Thousand Bibliographies
Abraham Lincoln died 151 years ago yesterday. Though he was shot on April 14, he died the following morning. Presses started rolling that day and haven’t stopped over the last century and a half. Today there are an estimated 10,000-15,000 […]
Lincoln’s Birthday Gift to Us — Lincoln Logic
What was Lincoln thinking? What were his listeners hearing when he spoke? Reaching outside of the biography will supplement our understanding.
The Case of the Misused Quote
I like to trust the writer when I’m reading a biography. The most readable biographies are best when I don’t find myself questioning the facts. So, with Harlow Giles Unger’s bio of John Quincy Adams, I had a tiny issue, […]
The Truth is in the Bibliography
The most important thing you can do before reading a biography is to review the bibliography and notes. The truth really is in the bibliography. The text of the book is the surface. The heart of it is the source material.
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