Abraham Lincoln, Storyteller-in-Chief: How Lincoln Harnessed the Power of Stories to Lead a Divided Nation

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest storyteller to occupy the White House. From the frontier judicial circuit to the debate platform, stories formed the bedrock of Lincoln’s approach to life, law, and politics. History records hundreds of his anecdotes, parables, and allegories, but until now no one has connected the dots to show how Lincoln used stories to achieve his moral and political goals, how storytelling shaped the man and his worldview, and how he relied on his innate understanding of...