This book is the best biography I have ever read.
It all started when I asked a friend I work with if there was a good biography on Lincoln that covered his whole life. I was looking for a complete picture not just a specific time in his life.
This book is what he came up with and I am very glad he did. This book covers his life from start to finish and really gives you a lot of insight into all things Lincoln. Reading this book I found that a lot of who I thought Lincoln was, why he made the choices he did, and his overall character where a lot different than I had naively assumed. It's amazing how much I took for granted.
Some examples would be the fact that he was a very unpopular president, he didn't like the sight of blood (just like me), and emancipation wasn't his chief motivation for the civil war.
This book is very well written. I found it to be engrossing unlike any other biography I've ever read. There was never a dull moment. I don't remember the word count, but it's not a small book by any means, however, I can't recommend reading it enough.
