Title: Nice disinterested synopsis
Product review: Great depth of scholarship, an obvious familiarity with primary sources and a dispassionate turn of mind make this author's work one of the greatest Lincoln biographies. One comes to understand that despite having personal views on the matter of slavery, Lincoln was not disposed to get out in front of the great plurality constituting the nation as he found it. I initially found it troubling to hear of Lincoln described as primarily a passive leader, but this proves to be a key quality in this amazingly calibrated president. He often needed to not just triangulate but to quadrangulate amongst the multifarious factions and interests. With such a wealth of material and insight, one still feels as though this is a glance, albeit a deeper one, of Lincoln. The author has obviously had a long look to provide this to his readers. A highly satisfying and engaging read such as one feels in the work of a masterful author.
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