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was really good and very wellwritten and I learned a lot about Lincoln, Interesting parallels to current times, When a man is truly great he stands out in history, When he stands out in history he draws the attention of historians and authors, When the man is Abe Lincoln, he seems to draw the attention of every historian and author.
In a sea of pages written about this great man, Waugh does an exceptional work of bringing him to life and offering glimpses of him you have not seen before.
I listened to the audio and the narrator is great, This biography is easy to follow along and the chapters are just right, This is the first biography I read/listen to about Abraham Lincoln and very much enjoyed it.
I would recommend this book for anybody that is interested in knowing more about Abraham Lincoln and the civil rights movement.
After reading McCoullough's stellar biography of Adams, I was quite disappointed in One Man Great Enough.
While both books integrate excerpts that from letters and diaries, in this book they aren't wellintegrated and the surrounding text doesn't run very deep.
I kept thinking, "And so What happened next" In school, everyone learns that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
But if youre looking to find out how he became the man that he was, developed such strong convictions about slavery, and inspired a completein the trajectory of the United States, this is the book for you.
One thing to note, this is not a history of his Civil War years, It goes from his birth in Kentucky right up to the weeks around his inauguration

Ill admit it went into great detail about some things that felt insignificant, or retold too many quotes from people who described him as tall, scruffy, and lanky.
We get it. He wasnts eye candy, Move on.

Regardless, I learned a great deal new here and so can you, Also, this corrected some of my incorrect beliefs/assumptions about Lincolns story, Good read.
How did Abraham Lincoln, long held as a paragon of presidential bravery and principled politics, find his way to the White House How did he become this one man great enough to risk the fate of the nation on the wellworn but castoff notion that all men are created equal

Here awardwinning historian John C.
Waugh takes us on Lincolns road to the Civil War, From Lincoln's first public rejection of slavery to his secret arrival in the capital, from his stunning debates with Stephen Douglas to his contemplative moments considering the state of the country he loved, Waugh shows us America as Lincoln saw it and as Lincoln described it.
Much of this wonderful story is told by Lincoln himself, detailing through his own writing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, the Constitution, democracy, slavery, and civil war.
Waugh brings Lincolns path into new reliefby letting the great man tell his own story, at a depth that brings us ever closer to understanding this mysterious, complicated, truly great man.
The rise from obscurity to grabbing the reigns of power as Sumter is ready to explode is the time frame covered in this book.
This book definitely makes my list of Top Ten Lincoln booksright up there with Richard Carwardine's "Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power," William Lee Miller's "President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman," Merrill D.
Peterson's "Lincoln in American Memory," and my favorite complete biographyRonald C, White, Jr. 's "A. Lincoln. " among others

Waugh is a superb researcher, writer, and storyteller, If you want a relatively succinct story of what Lincoln accomplishedwhat his life meant to Americaup until he became President, this book is the one.
Waugh has a way of uncovering things Lincoln said and facts about Lincoln's life that you typically do not find in Lincoln biographies.
Highly recommended. A lively and wellresearched history of Lincoln's prepresidential life, Like a warm blanket.

Journalist turned Civil War historian Waugh turns to notyetPresident Lincoln covering his life up to his inauguration.
Well researched with punchy prose, Waugh doesn't break any new ground and stays within generally accepted narratives about Lincoln and his personal and intellectual development.
But there's nothing wrong with thatyears later it's not like we're going to learn that Lincoln was a secret alien shapeshifter.


So while "One Man Great Enough" feels 'familiar' to anyone that's read a Lincoln biography, it's a good familiar reminder that he really was a uniquely American character and likely the only one that could have navigated the War as he did though I generally reject the "inevitability" approach to ACW history.
But learning how Abraham Lincoln came to be "Lincoln" is always interesting and Waugh shows great skill in crafting a coherent and revealing history that serves as a great introduction to that questions.
Having been interested in the life of Abraham Lincoln for many years and, having read most reputable onevolume biographies of the statesman, I found this one eminently readable and entertaining.
The author relies on a vast array of reliable scholarship to piece together Lincoln's life here, from his birth and origins to the eve of Civil War.
He also shares much of the President's wit and humor, Also of interest is the charting of the LincolnDouglas rivalry, to the point that this work approaches, but only to a degree, "parallel lives.
" It should be noted that the author does not even attempt to hide his admiration for the great man, so my fellow Southerners, especially the unReconstructed ones, will not be as entertained as I was.
But they will be ably informed and edified, One Man Great Enough, Abraham Lincolns Road to Civil War, by John Waugh,hr audiobook, In short, this is the story of Abraham Lincoln from birth to inauguration, with much emphasis on the development of his political career.
Im not sure theres much, if anything, new in this volume, it being exhaustively covered in numerous other books and collections.
That said, its a wellwritten overview for anyone not terribly acquainted with the subject, or for anyone who wants a refresher.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one. The book focuses on Lincoln's life up to and immediately, as in days, after his first inauguration.
There is much detail on the LincolnDouglas competition, political party competition, and the North/South competition, The book describes a political climate we will be well familiar with,

We also get a deep look into Lincoln's political ambition, manuevering, and strategy, Again, this will be familiar ground to anyone paying attention to today's environment, except in one way I found surprising presidential candidates who didn't campaign once nominated That took me by surprise.
Too bad they still don't, eh A prelude to Lincoln's arrival in Washington, A nice, quick, well researched look at theth President's life, written in a style that is very digestible by most readers.
Recommended to anyone who would like a shorter, less academic take on Old Abe and his life up to.
This book was pretty good, It gave a lot of details, It was alright, I have no reason to give it less thanstars, It's what I suspected. A This is a fantastically written biography of Abraham Lincoln's life up until the time he became the President.
It is one of the most interesting, well written and easily followed biographies that I have read.
There are not endless chapters spent on extraneous details that don't really need to be told and the cast of characters is kept small and relevant in scope.
Waugh does a great job of fitting the story of Lincoln around the political rivalry between the future president and Stephen Douglas.
The book ends well and keeps your attention all the way through, I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in History, the Civil War and especially Lincoln.
You won't be disappointed! This is the biography of Lincoln from his birth on the thenfrontier, to his arrival in the White House on the eve of the Civil War.
This book, for being as educational as it was, had a great narrative, and a wonderful story that was told as much in Lincoln's own words as it was the author's.
It is also a marvelous tutorial on American history west of the Appalachians in this period, telling the story of the rise of Illinois as a state, as well as its most prominent citizen.
"One Man Great Enough" also goes into great detail to explain the depth of the slavery issue and ONLY the slavery issue as a cause of the Civil War.
It was his distaste for slavery that drove Lincoln, and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise by the KansasNebraska act and Dred Scott decision that pushed him in politics to the presidency.
It is the story of Lincoln, of course, told through his own words and the words of his friends, colleagues and rivals, but it is also the story of America in an interesting time.
I feel I greatly increased my understanding of America another level through this book, and highly recommend it to all fellow citizens immigrant or not.
A very thorough tale of Abraham Lincoln from birth to inauguration, You will need to find another title to complete Mr, Lincoln's life. I was surprised to learn that, although political minded from a young age, Mr, Lincoln served onlyterm in the House of Representatives prior to his election to the presidency and that term occurred many years prior to his election, rather dissimiliar to what generally happens now.
It was interesting to see how highly entangled the nations' politics had already becomevote manipulation, patronageseeking, unintended consequences perhaps those types of machinations are inseparable from politicsbut it was an education for me to learn that those tactics, which are so decried but still practiced by all sides today, were present and highly evolved even in the early years of our government.
But the primary figures discussed in this book, Lincoln and Steven Douglas, still maintained civil attitudes towards each other, respected each other's political intelligence, and kept their politics clean if the author is to be believed.
There are a lot of fascinating, educational details about early US politics revealed in the book but the author presents them in a readable and memorable way.
so far, so good. A Brief Self Serving BioIm a journalist turned historical reporter:, staff correspondent and bureau chief on The Christian Science Monitor.
Honors included the American Bar AssociationsSilver Gavel Award for the best national reporting, for a series on American prisons. media specialist on the staff of Republican Vice President Nelson Rockefeller of New York,, press secretary to Democratic U, S. Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Since, writing about history full time books on the Civil War era, Covering the past is not unlike covering the present, except all my sources are dead I prefer it that way.
It also means I can return to my favorite century, theth, on a daily basis, Between stints in th A Brief Self Serving BioI'm a journalist turned historical reporter:, staff correspondent and bureau chief on The Christian Science Monitor.
Honors included the American Bar AssociationsSilver Gavel Award for the best national reporting, for a series on American prisons. media specialist on the staff of Republican Vice President Nelson Rockefeller of New York,, press secretary to Democratic U, S. Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Since, writing about history full time books on the Civil War era, Covering the past is not unlike covering the present, except all my sources are dead I prefer it that way.
It also means I can return to my favorite century, theth, on a daily basis, Between stints in the newspaper and political worlds, and since, I've contributed to periodicals, including

Civil War History, American Heritage, Civil War Times Illustrated, Columbiad, The Washington Post Book World, The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald American, and Country Magazine.
Over the years I've also been a consultant to various organizations National Archives and Records Administration, U.
S. Department of Energy, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlantic Richfield Company, Presidents Council on Environmental Quality, Public Broadcasting Service PBS, and West Virginia Public Radio.
My first book, The Class of, published in, won the New York Civil War Round Tables Fletcher Pratt Literary Award for the best non fiction book of that year.
I have now writtenbooks since flunking retirement in, Numberwill be out in October, I have discovered over the years that if you put one word after another long enough, they add up.
I was born in California, reared in Arizona, and now live in North Texas, I'm a product of the Tucson public schools and the University of Arizona, journalism major, history minor plus graduate work in history and political science at UCLA and St.
Johns College. I'm married to Kathleen Dianne Lively, a social work administrator and a Texan, We have two grown children, Daniel, a lawyer in Providence, Rhode Island, and Eliza, a teacher in Austin, Texas, and four grandchildren.
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