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Which: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer, Fred Kaplan
I really need to check these historical books’ bibliography and notes sections; I thought I had another 70 pages to go—oh. Hmph.
“Writing—the art of communicating thoughts to the mind, through the eye, is the greatest invention of the world.” (Feb, 1859) Lincoln was a writer almost before anything else and that along with his need to be precise guarantees my affection.
Not that Kaplan made it easy to read. It’s possibly just me, but much of this read like a textbook, making it hard to really dig into. That the pace is noticeably faster during his presidency can’t be helped, but still: the rest didn’t have to drag so much, did it?
