Lincoln brought strength of character – and backwoods wit – to governing
David S. Reynolds begins “Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times” by noting that Jesus Christ is the only historical figure who’s been the subject of more books than the 16th president of the United States. Reynolds’ is one of two impressive recent biographies of Lincoln. The other, written by another distinguished historian, H.W. Brands, is “The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom.”
Reynolds’ cradle-to-grave
