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

Lincoln's Melancholy

How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

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Joshua Wolf Shenk
Joshua Wolf Shenk
2005 • 370 pages

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