Lincoln

I'm reading Team of Rivals - The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Doris Kearns Goodwin. It's my second Lincoln book in as many months. I don't know what my fascination with Lincoln is at the moment. I just find him an appealing character who rose from nothing to the highest office in the land during a tumultuous time in our country's history. The other book, Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness, by Joshua Wolf Shenk, does as the title suggests and illuminates how this unlikely figure fought through his naturally blue nature and steered the country through the Civil War. Highly recommended.