Mystic Chords of Memory by Abraham LincolnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a quick read sampling Lincoln's writings over his political career with an explanatory introductory paragraph to each in chronological order. Mostly, this is speeches and correspondence. Sometimes, since the Emancipation Proclamation printed here was so toothless, I think of Lincoln's anti-slavery views as spinelessly pragmatic. However, the fact emerges here that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise spurred his return to politics and nurtured a continual effort to work toward slavery's reduction or elimination. Also interesting is the correspondence from him to Union general McClellan as Lincoln struggles with being Commander in Chief.
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