i just finished this book and really enjoyed it. i love history and love reading about people/events in history, but not all biographies/books on historical subjects are created equal. i liked stauffer's writing style though, and the depth of treatment that he selected for the book. he covered the politics and history without getting mired in them, which is not always easy to do.
i knew little about douglass and learned a lot about him. i thought that i knew a lot about abraham lincoln, but was surprised at how little i actually knew. it was a revealing book about lincoln without being a smear campaign against one of the most famous presidents. overall, a great book.
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