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Originally Posted by Mike L
Fair comment. Maybe definitive wasn't the ideal word. But I would recommend it for anyone wanting an aproachable biography.
I have to say that I have been favourably disposed to James McPherson since reading his Battle Cry Freedom. It was that book that encouraged me to read the biographies of Lincoln and of other leaders of the era.
Mike
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Sometimes, of course, one wants a popular book rather than a dry-as-dust scholarly work. I have a number of biographies and often the most enjoyable ones aren't always the most definitive.