David Herbert Donald
David Herbert Donald was a distinguished American historian and author, renowned for his expertise in American Civil War and Reconstruction history. Born in 1920, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for Biography and authored several acclaimed works, including his celebrated biography of Abraham Lincoln. A Harvard University professor, Donald's scholarship significantly shaped historical perspectives on 19th-century America, making him a respected figure in the field of historical writing.
Book summaries for books written by David Herbert Donald
Quotes
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side.
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.