Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World

"Exhilarating . . . strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."—Edward Rothstein, New York Times “These eloquent, compelling essays show why Lincoln was a man of his time and a man for all time. There is no better introduction to the complexities of his life and to why he still holds a spell over America and the world.”—Library Journal Among these original essays by prize-winning historians, James M. McPherson examines Lincoln’s deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics...