Easily my favorite history book of 2011. Shame it didn’t make many “best of the year” lists. I was hooked the second President Lincoln ran up the Oval Office wall, back-flipped onto Vice President Hamlin’s head, and safely Rodeo-flipped out a two story White House window. Doris Kearns Goodwin has brought history to life yet again. Bravo!

Easily my favorite history book of 2011. Shame it didn’t make many “best of the year” lists. I was hooked the second President Lincoln ran up the Oval Office wall, back-flipped onto Vice President Hamlin’s head, and safely Rodeo-flipped out a two story White House window. Doris Kearns Goodwin has brought history to life yet again. Bravo!