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An Instant New York Times Bestseller
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 bestā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Differ We Must as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
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 theā¦
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