Lincoln & Herndon

[L Verge]

(07-10-2014 04:14 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(07-09-2014 05:44 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I consider him a Master Manipulator (which means the same as master politician to me)

(07-09-2014 07:43 PM)LincolnToddFan Wrote:  Sometimes I think it seems almost supernatural how he came to be in office at the time he was..

This is what fascinated me about him first, and strangely things fascinates me about him that would have upset me about others (love the "Master Manipulator", Laurie). Difficult to explain and more difficult to justify (e.g. some of his actions). Maybe because I think he was "genuine", he himself was not manipulable, and not dazzled by such as status, success, or means, but still kept his feet on the ground (in carpet slippers). And his letters and speeches speak for themselves.

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Thanks, Gene and Toia, for your comments on Epstein's book! Gene, I definitely read about the inaccuracies on the forum, but after 2012, so there might even be another one! On the other hand, Toia, you sound quite convincing it's a "must-read" on the topic. Is it footnoted? Is it the same Epstein who wrote "Henry & Clara"?

Just an aside -- Thomas Mallon wrote Henry and Clara. Good book, but Caleb Stephens's Worst Seat in the House is better.