One Man Great Enough（ISBN=9780156034630）

　　"A swift-paced narrative of Lincoln's pre-presidential life." (Washington Post Book World )"Waugh is a smooth and gifted writer...{His} de*ion of Life on the frontier and the prairies is fascinating." (Newark Star-Ledger )

　　The award-winning historian John C. Waugh takes us on Lincoln's road to the Civil War. From Lincoln's first public rejection of slavery to his secret arrival in the capital, from his stunning debates with Stephen Douglas to his more contemplatie moments, Waugh shows us America as Lincoln saw it and as Lincoln described it. Much of this wonderful story is told by Lincoln himself, detailing through his own writing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, the Constitution, democracy, slavery, and the buildup to the Civil War. In this acclaimed biography, Waugh brings us ever closer to understanding this mysterious, complicated, and truly great man.

　　John C. Waugh is the award winning author of several other books on the Civil War era. He is a former bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor, and his writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, and the Civil War Times Illustrted. He lives in Texas.