Karl Weber (1)

Woman’s Suffrage, Atomic bombs, The Roosevelts, the War on Terror, all topics not usually associated with the 16th president. In the title Lincoln: A President of the ages editor Karl Weber has cobbled together a grand list of contributors including: Dan Farber, Andrew Ferguson, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Jean Baker, Richard Cawardine, Allen Guelzo, Harold Holzer, and Douglas L. Wilson to name a few.
To expose my bias, I am a lover of all things Lincoln. I favor Lincoln yes, but I am also a sharp critic of authors and works when I see flaws in research or writing. When I first saw this book I became exited. Here was something new in the Lincoln field. Here we have serious scholarship about Lincoln. But we also have hypothetical situations that could not possibly ever be answered.
I went in with reservations about what to expect. What I found delighted me and relieved me in a sense that these guys really did know what they were writing about. Even theoretical examples show the abilities of these writers and researchers. Since none of these essays are longer than 24 pages they can be read quickly and can be read in any order without worry of missing something from a skipped chapter.
A good companion to the movie and a good addition to any Lincoln Library. Though I would not highly recommend this, I would say that if you are looking for something a bit different from the usual Lincoln-fare, Woman’s Suffrage, Atomic bombs, The Roosevelts, the War on Terror would fit the bill and then some.… (altro)