Saturday, September 16, 2017

A. Lincoln: A Biography

After doing extensive research to find the best book on Abraham Lincoln, in Amazon and Flipkart; I decided to buy the book "A. Lincoln: A Biography" by Ronald C White, Jr. For my delight, I selected the best book to read about Lincoln's biography. After reading this book, I don't agree more with USA today that "If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln."

This book is well researched, voluminous but interesting read, covering all aspects of his life with details. While reading this book, a reader feel like going through that age and being the witness of social and political development in Lincoln era of US. How United states was developed, how the colored people struggled to come out of slavery and how a leader can win a war and peace together. The book focus well on his upbringing and give full understanding of how he could become president in completely fragile country, divided into pro-slavery and anti-slavery states. His leadership skills of taking enemies along and being a good learner to deal with war just after becoming president, is well presented. This book delivers complete justice to one of the finest politician who not only successfully removed the evil of slavery from the country but was able to build the union back from division. His leadership is awakening for the whole world and this book is a must to read for people who has interest in history of United States or in life of one of the greatest political leader ever.