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Reviewed on April 30, 2021 | History
With this latest work, Burlingame (Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, Univ. of Illinois Springfield), author of several books on the 16th U.S. president, including Abraham Lincoln: A Life, examines the intimacy of Lincoln's marriage. Grounding his research in primary sources, Burlingame argues that the marriage was often cold. He paints Mary Todd Lincoln in an u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More