Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

A reassessment of the life of Abraham Lincoln argues that America's sixteenth president suffered from depression and explains how Lincoln used the coping strategies he had developed to face the crises of the Civil War and personal tragedy.

• | Author: Joshua Wolf Shenk
• | Publisher: Mariner Books
• | Publication Date: October 02, 2006
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0618773444
• | ISBN-13: 9780618773442