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Also by Joshua Wolf Shenk:

In Lincoln's Hand, February 2009
Hardcover
Lincoln's Melancholy, October 2006
Paperback (reprint)
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness, September 2005
Hardcover

LINCOLN'S MELANCHOLY
By: Joshua Wolf Shenk

How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

Mariner Books
October 2006
On Sale: October 2, 2006
350 pages
ISBN: 0618773444
EAN: 9780618773442
Paperback (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Biography

In this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. His coping strategies and depressive insight ultimately helped the sixteenth president find the strength that he, and America, needed to overcome the nation's greatest turmoil. Drawing on seven years of research, Shenk offers a nuanced, revelatory perspective on Lincoln and his legacy.

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