We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends Simon & Schuster Nov. 2003 isbn: 0743254686 $25.00 Other Books by David Herbert Donald

Harvard Book Store Author Series Presents:

Harvard Book Store is pleased to announce that on Friday, November 7th David Herbert Donald will be talking about his book, We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends. We Are Lincoln Men examines the significance of friendship in Abraham Lincoln's life and the role it played in his presidency. Though Lincoln had hundreds of acquaintances and dozens of admirers, he had almost no intimate friends. Behind his mask of affability and endless stream of humorous anecdotes, he maintained an inviolate reserve that only a few were ever able to penetrate. In this highly original book, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald examines, for the first time, these close friendships and explores their role in shaping Lincoln's career.

This event is part of our November Presidential Series, featuring talks with Garry Wills, Henry Wiencek, and Gore Vidal.

David Herbert Donald

Author Biography:

David Herbert Donald is Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of American Civilization Emeritus at Harvard University. He is the author of many books, including Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War and Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and 1987, respectively. His book Lincoln, which was on the New York Times best-seller list for 14 weeks, received numerous honors, including the Lincoln Prize from the Lincoln and Soldiers Institute at Gettysburg College, a Christopher Award, the Lincoln/Barondess Award of the Civil War Round Table of New York, and the Jefferson Davis Award of the Museum of the Confederacy.