Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk

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

Joshua Wolf Shenk

368 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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...

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informative 85%
reflective 71%
inspiring 42%
sad 42%
emotional 28%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
hopeful 14%
relaxing 14%

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medium 37%

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