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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 322
EAN: 9780618773442
ISBN: 0618773444
Label: Mariner Books
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: October 02, 2006
Publisher: Mariner Books
Studio: Mariner Books
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Editorial Review:
In this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. His coping strategies and depressive insight ultimately helped the sixteenth president find the strength that he, and America, needed to overcome the nation's greatest turmoil. Drawing on seven years of research, Shenk offers a nuanced, revelatory perspective on Lincoln and his legacy.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Compassionate, thought-provoking, inspiring
Beautifully and compassionately written, the depiction of how Lincoln found meaning in his life not by overcoming his depression (pre Prozac, you know), but rather living through it, was truly inspiring. Highly recommended.
Rating:  - This story is an inspiration
Anyone who suffers from depression should read this story. Lincoln was a man who learned how to overcome this illness to achieve great things for God and for himself. A very inspirational read.
Rating: - Lincoln: Temperament and Triumph
"Lincoln's Melancholy," by Joshua Wolf Shenk, is a superb account of how the lifelong depression suffered by Lincoln was overcome by his own strength of character and led to his greatness. Initially an obstacle, Lincoln triumphed over the melancholy he probably inherited from his family by focusing on a larger goal, stopping the spread of slavery into the new, western territories and finally, preserving the Union itself.
Lincoln suffered two major depressive incidents in his youth, ... Read More
Rating: - Facinating Look at A.Lincoln
I can truthfully say that this is the first book I have ever read about A. Lincoln. I loved it! It had intimate deatils and insight looks into the depression of the former President himself. I would reccommend this book to anyone wanting to read something "different, appeal'n" on Lincoln. Great book.
Rating:  - Insightful and Respectul Treatment of Lincoln
Carl Becker said that every man is his own historian, and so it seems fitting that Lincoln be reinterpreted in the light of modern approaches to depression and mental illness. What is most admirable about this book is the author's respectful approach to Lincoln and the past; he insists on viewing Lincoln's behaviors in the context of the mores and culture of his time, which were far different from those prevailing today. The author persuasively argues that there was a romantic connotation to melancholy ... Read More
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