President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman (Audiobook)

from estamm

I liked this book perhaps more than 'Lincoln's Virtues'. I enjoy Lincoln books that focus on specific events and discuss those events in detail, and this book does just that. I think I still enjoyed 'Honor's Voice' more, but this is a worthy read, and an excellent follow-up to Miller's first book...

from nbmars

Miller endeavors to examine "the moral performance of Abraham Lincoln" as President. Therefore, as the author explains, the book is only indirectly about Lincoln's statesmanship and more about his moral conduct in office. He is also careful to distinguish (as Lincoln himself did) choices Lincoln ...

from gayla.bassham

Highly readable study of Lincoln's presidency. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on Lincoln's use of the pardon power. His handling of McClellan was also highly interesting, to say the least. Very different from Obama and McChrystal!