WINNER OF THE 2015 GILDER LEHRMAN LINCOLN PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2016 GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE
“Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’ Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln’s leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move public opinion forward to preserve the Union and abolish slavery.” (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
“. . . a monumental, richly detailed portrait of the world of 19th-century journalism and Lincoln’s relation to it. . . . Full of fresh information and superb analysis, Holzer’s engaging, deeply researched book is destined to be recognized as a classic account of Civil War-era journalism and the president who both swayed it and came under its sway.” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Harold Holzer has written a fascinating study about Abraham Lincoln’s extraordinary legacy to American journalism. Eye-opening, scholarly, and provocative, Lincoln and the Power of the Press adds greatly to our understanding of the presidency and its relationship to the 4th Estate.” (Amanda Foreman)
“At no time in our history did newspapers wield more political influence than during the Civil War era, and no political figure was more aware of this influence than Abraham Lincoln. Harold Holzer’s compelling narrative of the intertwined world of politics and journalism demonstrates Lincoln’s canny skill in using the press to advance his own career as well as the cause of Union and freedom. A tour de force.” (James M. McPherson)
“A fascinating story that captures the brawling spirit of the American press in its bare-knuckled infancy and reveals a Lincoln that few of us have seen before.” (Wall Street Journal)
“Beautifully written and choked with insights.” (Boston Globe)
“Fascinating . . . The result is three books in one: a political biography of Lincoln written by a scholar who is among the most prolific chroniclers of the 16th president, a superb and engaging portrayal of the American press during a crucial moment in its history and that of the nation, and a riveting account of the intersection between a man redefining the presidency and a press establishing its modern role.” (Washington Post)
“Only by showing us what Lincoln was up against can Holzer measure the man’s achievement in using, controlling, or defying the one news medium of the time, the newspaper.” (New York Review of Books)
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