Lincoln As I Knew Him by Harold Holzer (220-275)

Summary:
Finally at the end of the book the section i waited comes in. It is an interview of Herold Holzer about Abraham Lincoln. It summarizes author oppinion about president. I would prefer to read a book written from the first point of view even if it is a biography. however i decided to try. Over all book gave a nice discription of Lincoln throughout his life. Memories of family members, people who worked with him, journalists and reporters, military people who hated him. I understand he was good as a person and good as a politic person. Favorite part of the book was a section called the memories of a military people and generals. Because first time i heard such critics adressed to presedent. Also the good part are memories from Africans Americans. As I mentioned before it would be the best of the sources for research paper about Abraham Lincoln. There anyone will easily found all sides of his personality and also oppinions of people who lived during his era. Not just critics but huge variety of people of every class. Harold Holzer did a great job of organizing it. However if you want to read just really interesting biography full of adventures it is not a right book for you.

Quote:
Once he died, the image of the Moses who did not quite live to guide his people to the promised land- or the Christlike figure who gave his life, like the original, on Good Friday- took hold of the American imagination" (Holzer 270).

Reaction:

This a pretty big qoute. I choose it because wanted to summarize my understanding of the book and Lincoln as a person. My oppinion he was a good person. Holzer said he was a Christlike figure who gave his life for people. Moses who did not quite live to guide his people to the promised land. I think it is an exagerrated but pretty straight-forward discription of any good president. President should be good only by bringing money to country but also humane and good as a person. By good I mean wide, and one who can feel the pain of his people more than his own since he took a leadership over them. I think based on this book I can conclude that Lincoln was that type of president and person in some ways! Overall easy to read, packed with information and historically-educational book.