“[An] intelligent and often moving look at one of the nation’s greatest presidents.” —Publishers Weekly
Based on Abraham Lincoln’s life, writings, and speeches, best-selling author Donald T. Phillips analyzes what America’s sixteenth president said and did in his own day with regard to the
issues that confront us today.
How would Lincoln view race relations, terrorism, gun control, women’s equality, and the influence of special interest groups on Congress? How would he react to the invasion of Iraq and
the Great Recession? How would he feel about the growing gap between the haves and the have-nots, a worker’s right to strike, the minimum wage, and labor unions? Would Lincoln have a
mobile phone and embrace the whirl of social media?
Phillips grounds his analysis in an illuminating understanding of Lincoln’s own words and actions and offers a fascinating thesis that longtime fans and newcomers alike will be eager
to debate.
