

With Lincoln in the White House: Letters, Memoranda, and Other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865, edited by Michael Burlingame
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2) Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
Which would you recommend? I'm just finishing the delightful and informative book, Lincoln by David Herbert Donald, and wouldn't mind at all reading more about him, his life and times.
To be honest, generally when it comes to history and facts, I trust men more than women. I don't know if that is true between these two books or not.