Reviews
In a short biography, all bases can be covered, but the author is still left to exercise the tone of a personal essay, which this author accomplishes brilliantly., "In this short and brilliantly written book, award-winning author Gordon-Reed ... argues that the nation went from the best President to the worst during this most crucial period of its history." -- Library Journal "In a short biography, all bases can be covered, but the author is still left to exercise the tone of a personal essay, which this author accomplishes brilliantly." -- Booklist (starred review) "A fair-minded, toned-down portrait of a deeply problematic president who could not rise to the country's challenge after the Civil War." -- Kirkus Reviews, In this short and brilliantly written book, award-winning author Gordon-Reed ... argues that the nation went from the best President to the worst during this most crucial period of its history., "In a short biography, all bases can be covered, but the author is still left to exercise the tone of a personal essay, which this author accomplishes brilliantly."-- Booklist (starred review) "A fair-minded, toned-down portrait of a deeply problematic president who could not rise to the country's challenge after the Civil War."-- Kirkus Reviews, A fair-minded, toned-down portrait of a deeply problematic president who could not rise to the country's challenge after the Civil War., "In this short and brilliantly written book, award-winning author Gordon-Reed … argues that the nation went from the best President to the worst during this most crucial period of its history."- Library Journal "In a short biography, all bases can be covered, but the author is still left to exercise the tone of a personal essay, which this author accomplishes brilliantly."-- Booklist (starred review) "A fair-minded, toned-down portrait of a deeply problematic president who could not rise to the country's challenge after the Civil War."-- Kirkus Reviews
