Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression ...
Joshua Wolf ShenkA dramatic reassessment of the life and era of Abraham Lincoln argues that America's sixteenth president suffered from depression and explains how Lincoln used the ailment and the coping strategies he had developed to deal with the cr...
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression ...
Joshua Wolf ShenkDrawing on seven years of his own research and the work of other esteemed Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success. Lincoln found the solace and tactics he ne...