This book was enjoyable, and had several details which I did not know before. I had the impression the author was stretching some occurrences to make the narrative long enough for a book.
I am happy the author affirmed my long held beliefs about Lincoln’s attitude toward abolition. Many point to his pre-war comments to suggest he was not an abolitionist. The author provides details from Lincoln’s second inaugural to demonstrate he very much was, but knew he had to play politics to get it done.