There is no greater symbol of the American presidency than Abraham Lincoln. Though Lincoln himself his personality the sources of his dedication and his idealism remains very much a mystery. The sudden rise to world stature of a hard-traveling lawyer from the frontier with no prominent family or social connections to back him was a wonder of the age.Well over a thousand books about Lincoln have been written and still the enigma remains perhaps because it is the enigma of a young country finding its footing and its destiny. Yet no part is deeper more perplexing than Lincoln's own beliefs about God and destiny.Featuring a foreword by Pulitzer prize-winning author Eric Foner Lincoln For Beginners sets to demystify the man behind the legend.

Paul Buhle, recently retired as a Senior Lecturer at Brown University, has written or edited forty-two books