Who This Author Is

Harold Holzer has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1999 to 2015, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with 1865 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1999 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Fordham University Press and Simon & Schuster.

Best Place To Start

1865

Southern Illinois University Press • 2015 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Fordham University Press and Simon & Schuster

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1999 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Fordham University Press and Simon & Schuster.

Top Books To Start With

  1. 1865

    Southern Illinois University Press • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 199 pages.

  2. Father Abraham

    Calkins Creek • 2010 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. LINCOLN AT COOPER UNION The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President

    Simon & Schuster • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 368 pages.

  4. The Battle of Hampton Roads

    Fordham University Press, Copublished with The Mariners Museum • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 222 pages.

  5. Lincoln Seen and Heard

    Univ Pr of Kansas • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 226 pages.

  6. Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies

    Workman Pub Co • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 269 pages.

  7. Lincoln Assassination

    Fordham University Press • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  8. Prang's Civil War Pictures

    Fordham University Press • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • 184 pages.

  9. Dear Mr. Lincoln

    Southern Illinois University • longer commitment

    readers who are comfortable with a bigger first commitment

  10. Lincoln at Cooper Union

    Simon & Schuster • longer commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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