Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography (LRB))

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (Library of Religious Biography (LRB)) by Guelzo, Allen C.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780802842930.

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."