Ronald C. White is the New York Times bestselling author of American Ulysses and three books on Abraham Lincoln, most recently A. Lincoln. White earned his PhD at Princeton and has taught at UCLA, Colorado College, Whitworth University, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has lectured at the White House, been interviewed on PBS NewsHour, and spoken about Lincoln in England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand. He is a reader at the Huntington Library and a senior fellow of the Trinity Forum in Washington, D.C. He lives with his wife, Cynthia, in Pasadena, California.
“An intimate character portrait and fascinating inquiry into the
basis of Lincoln’s energetic, curious mind . . . We see in
Lincoln’s fragments a poised and resolute intellectual. We also see
a vulnerable individual humbled by the precariousness of the nation
and of its vast, uncertain future. . . . As Mr. White shows so
persuasively, Lincoln’s quiet, personal moments laid the foundation
for his enduring public legacy.”—The Wall Street Journal
“These selected personal notes form chapters that describe
Lincoln’s life in private moments. As a whole, they create a
unique, intimate, highly readable, and personable biography of
Abraham Lincoln.”—New York Journal of Books
“In this elegant and illuminating book, the great biographer Ronald
C. White takes us on a fascinating tour inside the mind—and the
heart—of Abraham Lincoln. . . . An important and
timeless work.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of His
Truth Is Marching On
“This engaging volume captures the private thoughts of a man who
often still feels like an enigma more than a century and a half
after his death. Through insightful analysis, Ronald C. White
enables us to better understand Lincoln and to better comprehend
how the political and cultural landscape nurtured his thinking.
Lincoln in Private is essential reading for both scholars and
general audiences alike.”—Edna Greene Medford, author of Lincoln
and Emancipation
“Out of long-forgotten memoranda, Ronald C. White has managed to
construct a major Lincoln study that truly illuminates the life and
philosophy of our greatest president. This is an exceptional feat
of research, reconstruction, and reanalysis. It deserves a place on
every bookshelf alongside Lincoln’s collected works and, of course,
White’s own books.”—Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln and the Power
of the Press and winner of the Lincoln Prize
“Abraham Lincoln rendered the nation’s enduring tensions and
purposes in unforgettable prose. Yet Lincoln did some of his best
writing in small fragments, personal notes, and memos that
illuminate his thinking anew. By assembling and expertly
explicating these gems, Ronald C. White has made a singular and
valuable contribution to the literature on our greatest
president.”—Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American
Democracy
“Abraham Lincoln’s habit of jotting ideas and reflections on scraps
of paper and placing them in a desk drawer to be drawn upon later
for speeches, letters, and official documents has enabled Ronald C.
White to offer important new insights into Lincoln’s thought
processes in this fascinating book.”—James M. McPherson, Pulitzer
Prize–winning author of Battle Cry for Freedom and Tried By War:
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
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