Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness Saturday, August 1 2009.

• In this astonishing and illuminating book, Joshua Wolf Shenk reveals the deep melancholy that pervaded Abraham Lincoln's life and its influence on his mature character. Mired in personal suffering as a young man, Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health. His coping strategies and depressive insight ultimately helped the sixteenth president find the strength that he, and America, needed to overcome the nation’s greatest turmoil. Drawing on seven years of research, Shenk offers a nuanced, revelatory perspective on Lincoln and his legacy.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Joshua Wolf Shenk: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness Friday, July 17 2009.

• IN THREE KEY CRITERIA — the factors that produce depression, the symptoms of what psychiatrists call major depression, and the typical age of onset — the case of Abraham Lincoln is perfect.