A review by randalla1995
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham

4.0

I would give this more a 3.5 but I always error on the side of rounding up. It was a little too dry for me but I did listen to this on Audible and I think it may have been better to physically read it because there is SO MUCH INFORMATION in this book and it’s easy to trail off when trying to listen. I loved this honest portrayal of Lincoln and showing both his faults and incredible moral compass that made him never really falter from doing the right thing. I enjoyed hearing about his relationships with prominent people, his thought process upon deciding the best way to emancipate enslaved people while trying to hold a country together. It’s really crazy to think he made it happen. Lots of close calls, but the miracle was possible and he accomplished it. I just would have loved to see him carry out his 2nd term because I truly believe we’d be living in a better America had he lived to finish his term.