As a student of politics, I was honored to receive an advance copy of Jon Meacham’s, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle.
Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, whose broad commitment to civic education is reflected in efforts including speechwriting for President Joe Biden and his eulogy of President George H.W. Bush. When he writes about someone as complex as Lincoln, during a time more divisive than today, there are important lessons to learn.
