What could this guy not do? You know, other than marry someone not crazy?

Though academic and occasionally dry, Lincoln's Sword is remarkably fascinating. No one expected the country-bumpkin president to be a literary master, yet that is exactly what he proved to be. Wilson looks at Lincoln's evolving ability as a writer and the way he influenced America during the Civil War with his words.
Not an 'easy' read, but worth the time, especially as a study on Lincoln and the use of words and writing styles during this time.

It was an interesting look into Lincoln's writing and how he used many tools of the trade to make his point. I'm studying this kind of work in many of my English classes and it was fun seeing how the elements of writing that I was taught in school are reflected in works like Lincoln's.