Lincoln & Herndon

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Angela,

You do not have to be a "foreigner" in order to have plenty of questions and doubts about Abraham Lincoln. He is one of the most complex historical figures that anyone could conjure up. Like most American schoolchildren of yore (before revisionists got into our college classrooms), I was raised to think that the man was near god-like. The more I have read, however, I have become intrigued with his political savvy -- not necessarily impressed with it, but intrigued by it. I will get drawn and quartered for this, but I consider him a Master Manipulator (which means the same as master politician to me). You can draw your own conclusions on that. I have a lot more reading to do on his politics, however, so I guess I'm just on my first impression of him in that field.