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Title: The Women In Lincoln's Life by H. Donald Winkler ISBN: 1-55853-922-0 Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Lincoln's Ladies
Comment: This was an intersting read.As there are so few books about the women in Lincoln's life you can't imagen how thirlled I was to see it in the book stor.
The book is intesting however Winkler keeps talking about his own hearitige of Ann Rutledge.I wish that he would have talked more about Mary Todd who I still feel was unjust in her socity of her reputaition and even today.
All in all this was an insterting book and I did learn a few new things about Lincoln and his viwes on wemon.
Nice work.
Rating: 2
Summary: The Woman In Lincoln's Life
Comment: Oh please! Enough already about Ann Rutledge. If I had known the author was related I never would have purchased this book! This book should have been titled, "Abe and Ann Save the Union."
I am tired of books with agendas. This book is very biased. The author seems to want so badly to prove that Ann, as Lincoln's only love, is somehow responsible for Lincoln's greatness. I think Lincoln is responsible for his own greatness. Lincoln does not seem to have the kind of personality to "pine away" for any woman. He was too ambitious and driven. He would not have allowed his thoughts to be taken over with unproductive thinking.
Mary Lincoln is trashed in this book, business as usual. The author gives numerous accounts of her bad temper, unstable behavior. It is not really mentioned as to what Lincoln may have done at times to incur her wrath. He is seen as much too saintly for my liking. I really liked when the author insinuated that Mary seduced Lincoln during their courtship. Here is Lincoln, with all his sexual experience, and she seduces him! Could it be possible that maybe he liked her turbulent nature just a little? He may have been bored married to someone like Ann Rutledge. I know I was bored reading about how perfect she was!!
Still want to buy this book? I will sell you my copy-Cheap!!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Major Contribution to Lincoln Studies
Comment: It seems to me that a few reviews of this book have been extremely unfair, especially those by Mr. Emerson and someone who calls himself "kdpsyd." Mr. Winkler is an accomplished scholar and award-winning author who has written the first full-length book on this intriguing subject. I purchased the book after reading reviews from authoritative sources, and have found it to be extremely informative and fascinating. As "Civil War Times" noted, this book is "important and highly provocative and readable." "Civil War News" called it intriguing and engrossing and "quite thought-provoking. . . with careful notes and an impressive bibliography." "Today's Books," an independent report to the news media on the book-publishing industry rated this book "a best read." Such recognition is given only to "the top ten percent of new books published and distributed in America each year."
Building upon the latest published Lincoln scholarship, Mr. Winkler has developed startling new insights and added fresh information about Lincoln's New Salem years, including the most complete story in existence of Ann Rutledge's life and the
Lincoln-Rutledge romance.
The book is obviously based on solid research and should be read by anyone interested in what previously has been a puzzling aspect of Lincoln's life.
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Title: An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America by Henry Wiencek ISBN: 0374175268 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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