Book: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged A President And Fueled His Greatness Drawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the 16th president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success.
In this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. His coping strategies and depressive insight ultimately helped the sixteenth president find the strength that he, and America, needed to overcome the nation's greatest turmoil. Drawing on seven years of research, Shenk offers a nuanced, revelatory perspective on Lincoln and his legacy.
Details of Book: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged A President And Fueled His Greatness Book: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged A President And Fueled His Greatness
Author: Joshua Wolf Shenk
ISBN: 0618773444
ISBN-13: 9780618773442
, 978-0618773442
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2006/10/02
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Number of Pages: 350
Language: English