The value of Eric Foner’s ‘The Fiery Trial’ lies in its comprehensive review of mostly familiar material; in its sensible evaluation of the full range
The challenge of a president himself struggling to find the conjunction between the right words and honest expression, a use of language that respects intellect,
It should be quite clear that it is possible for unpleasant people who are small in various ways other than in their artistic genius to
Political history is not the only way to approach historical figures.
The post-assassination Lincoln took on a greatly amplified importance to much of the American public, probably the president most deeply reviled in his lifetime and
Is there really any relationship between artists’ personal conduct and their art? Certainly not.
Lincoln is a genius of language and a brilliant writer who deserves to be seen as part of the canon of great writers in American
To give credit to Lincoln for moral progression seems beyond the facts and unnecessary for our appreciation of this arguably greatest of all American presidents.
I got to know Gore Vidal quite well, up front and personal: his magnificent strengths and his appalling, almost other-worldly weaknesses.
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