"If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln". So begins USA Today's highly favorable review of my latest book, A. Lincoln: A Biography, which they published (here) as part of a piece called "Literature Hails Lincoln on his bicentennial". Here's the complete text of the review:
If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln. This comprehensive, well-written biography starts with Lincoln's birth and ends with his assassination in 1865. White is particularly strong in his ability to convey how Lincoln's thinking on politics, race and religion evolved. Although an admirer of his subject, White makes it clear he is writing about a man, not a deity. He also cogently explains the 19th century to 21st-century readers. Back then, politics were a form of popular entertainment, the equivalent of our professional sporting events. White presents the 16th president as a shrewd politician who mastered new forms of communication, from writing to newspapers to influence public opinion, to using the telegraph to communicate with his generals.
Read the full review (here) on the USA Today website.
