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Lincoln's Melancholy
How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Joshua Wolf Shenk · 2005 · 304 pages
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About the book
Joshua Wolf Shenk presents an in-depth investigation into Abraham Lincoln's chronic depression, exploring the mental history of the 16th US president. The book challenges the romantic narrative of Lincoln as a suffering hero and offers a medical and psychological understanding of his depressive episodes throughout his life.
Shenk argues that Lincoln's melancholy was not merely an obstacle to his greatness, but possibly a constitutive element of his leadership, empathy and ability to handle the crisis of the Civil War. A work that redefines how we understand the relationship between mental health and historical political leadership.
Book details
| Author | Joshua Wolf Shenk |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Pages | 304 |
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