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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly

‘A partisan and politician’: Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal

painting of man in tuxedo sitting in chair with hand on chin
Official portrait of Abraham Lincoln seated with his hand to his chin, by George PA Healy, 1869. Photograph: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

Some historians are wary of discussing their work in light of modern events, comparing subjects to current political players. Not Matthew Pinsker of Dickinson College, the author of both a major new book, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln, and the Substack What Would Lincoln Do?.

“I’m not running away from it, that’s for sure,” Pinsker said from Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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