[PDF.17hf] Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

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 | #63140 in Books |  Shenk, Joshua Wolf |  2006-10-02 |  2006-10-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.50 x.91 x8.25l,.81 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

 | Mariner Books

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||10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| Clunky writing prevented it from receiving 5 stars|By HH|There have been innumerable books about Lincoln the statesman, the common man, the orator. We've read about Lincoln the warrior, the unhappily married Lincoln, and the crafter of the Gettysburg Address. But here is something different: a book entirely given to Lincoln's mental and emotional health. It's an extremely int|From Publishers Weekly|Abe the Emancipator, argues Washington Monthly contributor Shenk, struggled with persistent clinical depression. The first major bout came in his 20s, and the disease dogged him for the rest of his life. That Lincoln suffered from "

A thoughtful, nuanced portrait of Abraham Lincoln that finds his legendary political strengths rooted in his most personal struggles.

 

Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk's Lincoln's Melancholy reveals how this illness influenced both the president's character and his leadership. Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health from the time he was a young man. Shenk draws from histo...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness   |  Joshua Wolf Shenk. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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