num_pages: 368
description: Drawing on a wealth of his own research and the work of other Lincoln scholars, Shenk reveals how the sixteenth president harnessed his depression to fuel his astonishing success. Lincoln found the solace and tactics he needed to deal with the nation's worst crisis in the coping strategies he developed over a lifetime of persevering through depressive episodes and personal tragedies. With empathy and authority gained from his own experience with depression, Shenk crafts a nuanced, revelatory account of Lincoln and his legacy, and in the process unveils a wholly new perspective on how our greatest president guided America through its greatest turmoil.
language: English
title: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
titlecomplete: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
characters: Stephen T. Logan, General George Meade, Dwight Anderson, George Vaillant, Rodney Davis, C. B. Hayden, Anthony Storr, Mary Speed, Allen Guelzo, Presley Judson Edwards, Richard Oglesby, Charles Nott, Abraham Lincoln
genres: Historical, History, Mental Health, Presidents, American History, Psychology, Civil War, Biography, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 6270
publisher: HarperOne