Reviews
"[B]rilliant." New York Post "[T]he history of his family after Lincoln's assassination provides both historical and dramatic interest. ...Lincoln enthusiasts will ... find much to enjoy here."--Booklist"[A] fascinating and well-researched family history ... [by] a skilled storyteller."--Publishers Weekly"[A]n absorbing, well-researched account. …[C]ompelling. … [A]n important and engaging contribution not just to the burgeoning field of Lincoln studies, but to our understanding of American social history." --Jean H. Baker, author ofMary Todd Lincoln: A Biography"[A] spellbinding account of Abraham Lincoln's family." --Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court"[An] intimate portrait of decline. Throughout, the contrast between the great President and his descendants-living lives of little social impact or public purpose-is crystal clear."- Kenneth D. Ackerman, author ofDark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield, [B]rilliant." -- New York Post "[T]he history of his family after Lincoln's assassination provides both historical and dramatic interest. ...Lincoln enthusiasts will ... find much to enjoy here."-- Booklist "[A] fascinating and well-researched family history ... [by] a skilled storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "[A]n absorbing, well-researched account. …[C]ompelling. … [A]n important and engaging contribution not just to the burgeoning field of Lincoln studies, but to our understanding of American social history." --Jean H. Baker, author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography "[A] spellbinding account of Abraham Lincoln's family." --Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court "[An] intimate portrait of decline. Throughout, the contrast between the great President and his descendants—living lives of little social impact or public purpose—is crystal clear."— Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield , "[B]rilliant." - New York Post "[T]he history of his family after Lincoln's assassination provides both historical and dramatic interest. ...Lincoln enthusiasts will ... find much to enjoy here."-- Booklist "[A] fascinating and well-researched family history ... [by] a skilled storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "[A]n absorbing, well-researched account. ...[C]ompelling. ... [A]n important and engaging contribution not just to the burgeoning field of Lincoln studies, but to our understanding of American social history." --Jean H. Baker, author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography "[A] spellbinding account of Abraham Lincoln's family." --Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court "[An] intimate portrait of decline. Throughout, the contrast between the great President and his descendants--living lives of little social impact or public purpose--is crystal clear."-- Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield , "[B]rilliant." New York Post "[T]he history of his family after Lincoln's assassination provides both historical and dramatic interest. ...Lincoln enthusiasts will ... find much to enjoy here."-- Booklist "[A] fascinating and well-researched family history ... [by] a skilled storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "[A]n absorbing, well-researched account. …[C]ompelling. … [A]n important and engaging contribution not just to the burgeoning field of Lincoln studies, but to our understanding of American social history." --Jean H. Baker, author of Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography "[A] spellbinding account of Abraham Lincoln's family." --Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court "[An] intimate portrait of decline. Throughout, the contrast between the great President and his descendants-living lives of little social impact or public purpose-is crystal clear."- Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield, "[T]he history of his family after Lincoln's assassination provides both historical and dramatic interest. ...Lincoln enthusiasts will ... find much to enjoy here."--Booklist"[A] fascinating and well-researched family history ... [by] a skilled storyteller."--Publishers Weekly"[A]n absorbing, well-researched account. …[C]ompelling. … [A]n important and engaging contribution not just to the burgeoning field of Lincoln studies, but to our understanding of American social history." --Jean H. Baker, author ofMary Todd Lincoln: A Biography"[A] spellbinding account of Abraham Lincoln's family." --Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, and Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court"[An] intimate portrait of decline. Throughout, the contrast between the great President and his descendants-living lives of little social impact or public purpose-is crystal clear."- Kenneth D. Ackerman, author ofDark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
