An enlightening "intellectual biography" of Lincoln Allen Guelzos peerless account of Americas most celebrated president explores the role of ideas in Lincolns life treating him as a serious thinker deeply involved in the nineteenth-century debates over politics religion and culture. Written with passion and dramatic impact Guelzos masterful study offers a revealing new perspective on a man whose life was in many ways a paradox. Since its original publication in 1999 Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President has garnered numerous accolades not least the prestigious 2000 Lincoln Prize. As journalist Richard N. Ostling has noted "Much has been written about Lincolns belief and disbelief " but Guelzos extraordinary account "goes deeper."
