If I could I'd have gone 4 1/2 -- alas.

This is a very readable and insightful biography about one of our most fascinating presidents. White dives deeply into the events that formed Lincoln -- growing up in Kentucky with a demanding and abusive father, moving to Illinois and starting his life in a prairie "town" before eventually moving to Springfield and teaching himself the law, dealing with nearly intolerable tragedies (his mother, sister and first love all died suddenly). White also does an excellent job of showing how Lincoln evolved and grew, from fighting the Civil War to preserve the union to eventually earning the admiration of Frederick Douglass with his second inauguration speech by calling for an end to slavery.

Highly recommend to those who want to learn about Lincoln, or dive into him even more.