Why did John love this book?
I've read probably twenty books on Abraham Lincoln. Just when I thought there could hardly be another comes this excellent book by the host of NPR's Morning Edition.
It's not terribly long and is divided into 16 chapters, one for each individual Lincoln encountered with whom he had his differences to greater and lesser extents.
They run the gamut from the famous (Frederick Douglass, General George McClellan) to the obscure (Lincoln's African-American barber). As well as any recent Lincoln book, it demonstrates our greatest president's capacity for empathy, humanity, and wisdom coupled with a steely determination to pursue the twin goals of saving the Union and freeing the slaves.
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A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincolnās political acumen, illuminating a great politicianās strategy in a country dividedāand lessons for our own disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyerAbraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: āIf for this you and I must differ, differ we must,ā and said they would be friends forever. Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree. Democracy demandedā¦