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Abraham Lincoln: A Resource Guide

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Finding Books by and about Abraham Lincoln

The Library of Congress online catalog contains more than three hundred subject headings for books related to Abraham Lincoln. To find books on Abraham Lincoln, select Browse, and enter the words Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 into the search box; then choose the Subjects beginning with option. You will get the list of Lincoln-related subject headings. Click on any heading to see a list of titles that have that subject heading; and click on any of the titles to access the book's bibliographic record.

From among the thousands of Lincoln-related titles in the Library of Congress collections, the bibliography below highlights the most significant editions of works by Lincoln and a limited selection of biographies and other works particularly useful to general and younger readers.

The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.