![]() Whether you knew some of these facts or not, I hope you learn something new about our 16th president. As a budding history buff myself, I wanted to share three random facts I learned about Lincoln within just the first 100 pages of this biography. Just about everyone is aware of who Lincoln is, but only a handful really look into his character and background. ![]() And it emphasizes his enormous capacity for growth, which enabled one of the least experienced and most poorly prepared men ever elected to high office to become the greatest American President.” It suggests how often chance, or accident, played a determining role in shaping his life. It is perhaps a bit more grainy than most, with more attention to his unquenchable ambition, to his brain-numbing labor in his law practice, to his tempestuous married life, and to his repeated defeats. “In focusing closely on Lincoln himself - on what he knew, when he knew it, and why he made his decisions - I have, I think, produced a portrait rather different from that in other biographies. ![]() president in a way I had never read before. Published in 1955, it gives a highly detailed and personal view of the 16th U.S. ![]() ![]() L incoln is a 599-page biography written by David Herbert Donald. “Lincoln” by David Herbert Donald, GoodReads ![]()
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