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“The author persuasively illustrates the manner in which each used the
other to influence citizen thought, public policy, and eventually the
outcome of the Civil War.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
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Mr. Holzer's focus is on Lincoln's complex relationship with journalism in an age when increasing literacy, faster printing presses, speedier means of delivery and the buccaneer entrepreneurship of the nation's first press barons fed public demand for the news.
— Wall Street Journal
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“Mr. Holzer’s focus is on Lincoln’s complex relationship with journalism
in an age when increasing literacy, faster printing presses, speedier
means of delivery, and the buccaneer entrepreneurship of the nation’s
first press barons fed public demand for the news.”
— Wall Street Journal
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“Three books in one: a political
biography of Lincoln, written by a scholar who is among the most prolific
chroniclers of the 16th president, a superb and engaging portrayal of
the American press during a crucial moment in its history and that of
the nation, and a riveting account of the intersection between a man
redefining the presidency and a press establishing its modern role.”
— Washington Post
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“A monumental, richly detailed portrait of the world of
19th-century journalism and Lincoln’s relation to it…Full of
fresh information and superb analysis, Holzer’s engaging, deeply
researched book is destined to be recognized as a classic account of
Civil War-era journalism and the president who both swayed it and came
under its sway.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“In this engaging history of one of the most divisive periods in
American politics—the buildup to the Civil War—Lincoln historian
Holzer, tracks how the great political clashes played out in the lively
press of the day, creating not-so-delicate marriages between politicians
and the journalists writing the ‘news.’"
— Kirkus Reviews