Here was a twenty-something mom who threw off the comforts of home, packed her two children, and set off to evangelize America at a time when women could not even vote. Hers is a remarkable story on many levels. Though obsessive Lincoln enthusiasts in search of a new perspective may be fascinated, any number of Lincoln books will offer casual history buffs a more engaging examination. Daniel Mark Epstein has written a fascinating, thoroughly researched biography of an amazing woman: Aimee Semple McPherson. Author and historian Epstein (Lincoln and Whitman, The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage) has intimate knowledge of his subjects but little to drive the story beyond the chronological push of history meandering from man to man, his narrative isn't cohesive enough to hook casual history readers. The level of detail regarding the three secretaries is exhaustive beyond the interest of anyone but devoted American history scholars. Though their experiences in Lincoln's administration cast a poignant, personable light on the great president's working life, Epstein's work is far from accessible.
Closer to Lincoln than almost anyone else, these trusted confidantes and advisers handled all of the president's correspondence, acted occasionally as spies and, between Nicolay and Hay, penned the most famous ""authorized"" biography of Lincoln. This meticulous triple biography looks at Lincoln's three private secretaries, John Nicolay, John Hay and William O.
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