About the Book: Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
An instant New York Times bestseller
A nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincolns political acumen, illuminating a
great politicians strategy in a country divided--and lessons for our own
disorderly present
In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham
Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner.
Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: "If for
this you and I must differ, differ we must," and said they would be friends
forever. Throughout his life and political