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“[A] meticulous and intimate look at the legendary Lincoln.” Publishers Weekly
“Fenster’s rhythms have Twain-like timing…Grandiloquent statements, dark adumbrations of the president-to-be, or the tragedies with which his name is now inescapably entwined are not necessary. Fenster knows that.” Library Journal (starred review, editor’s pick)
“Narrator Hillary Huber pays attention to facts and detail as she’s reading but still injects some conversational personality into the narration. Fenster’s portrait of a principled ‘master lawyer’ who put those principles into action as a foe of slavery is a fascinating new look at one of our country’s most important figures.” AudioFile
“Fenster illustrates Lincoln’s emergence as a cagey politician and eloquent antislavery voice with an enhanced national reputation. This is a worthy addition to our ever-expanding knowledge concerting America’s secular saint.” Booklist
“An unexpected, odd-angle approach to Lincoln that proves marvelously insightful.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“The microview Fenster offers of both Lincoln's life and the daily experience in mid-19th century Springfield is fascinating...Fenster does an excellent job of allowing us to watch [Lincoln] grow, almost as if by time-lapse photography...a gem indeed.” Christian Science Monitor