Lincoln in Private - What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President (White Ronald C. Jr.)(Paperback / softback)

"An intimate character portrait and fascinating inquiry into the basis of Lincoln's energetic, curious mind."--The Wall Street Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses, a revelatory glimpse into the intellectual journey of our sixteenth president through his private notes to himself, explored together here for the first time A deeply private man, shut off even to those who worked closely with him, Abraham Lincoln often captured "his best thoughts," as he called them, in short notes to himself. He would work out his personal stances on the biggest issues of the day, never expecting anyone to see these frank, unpolished pieces of writing, which he'd then keep close at hand, in desk drawers and even in his top hat. The profound importance of these notes has been overlooked, because the
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