Cameron-Ashley H. (BigGreenChair) reviewed on 2/21/2012 + 457 more book reviews

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Excellent book but HUGE and heavy-hurts your hands to even hold it to try to read it! I had to balance it on a pillow to read it. I think the book is excellent and I learned a lot, but let me just say that no matter how much you like it and feel you are learning from it, you can only take so much before you start nodding out from names, politics, etc. I figured out right away I had to read it in small bursts. I chose to read this one because of the Presidential elections coming up, and the 'stuff' we are going through in nomination process. This was a powerful combination, as you so see some similarities between 'now and then.' Some of the quotes just made me laugh. How could you not see the comparisons and love this one "The conduct of the Republican party in this nomination is a remarkable indication of small intellect, growing smaller..." (The New York Herald May 19 1860 commenting on Abraham Lincoln's nomination).

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