A new Lincoln book, The Broken Constitution

[David Lockmiller]

What the Times' editors printed yesterday was not a review, but rather an opinion of the newspaper as to what it believes to be the best nine books for its readers. It is not a review.

Best
Rob

What I am saying is that the New York Times recommendation for purchase of the book should be unbiased.

Would you purchase a Lincoln book that a Lincoln expert (and I believe you previously voiced you approval of Professor Wilentz's "Lincoln" scholarship) has described in the following manner? "What it lacks is historical soundness."

Would you buy the same book as a Christmas gift for a friend or cherished relative?

You must remember, Rob, that not everyone has your level of Lincoln knowledge and therefore would not know that "what [Professor Feldman's book] lacks is historical soundness."

David