Michael Burlingame
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Authoritative, colorful, and based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage tells the story of why Abraham Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd-and seeks to describe her conduct impartially, rather than to defend or deplore it. Most importantly, this insightful historical narrative attempts to deepen readers' appreciation for Lincoln's character.
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Description
"Michael Burlingame is one of the foremost authorities on Abraham Lincoln in the world; as James McPherson wrote in The New York Review of Books, "The author knows more about Lincoln than any other living person." The author or editor of over a dozen volumes about Lincoln, he is the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield. This book represents an abridgement of his magisterial 2-volume...