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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "You and Your Job" (1908) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
You and Your Job
1908
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
1926
The American Songbag
1927
Mary Lincoln: Wife and Widow
1932
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years
1939
Storm Over The Land
1942
Home Front Memo
1943
New American Songbag
1950
Always the Young Strangers
1953
A Lincoln Preface
1953
The Letters of Carl Sandburg
1968
The Chicago Race Riots of 1919
1969
Ever the Winds of Chance
1983
Carl Sandburg at the Movies
1985
The Poet and the Dream Girl (With: Lilian Steichen)
1987
The Movies Are
2000
The Sandburg Range
2001
Lincoln Collector
2012
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