Description:
Lincoln the Inventor delves into the ramifications of Lincoln's intellectual curiosity and inventiveness, both as a civilian and as president, and considers how they allow a fresh insight into his overall character and contributed in no small way to his greatness. By understanding Lincoln the inventor, we better understand Lincoln the man.
Review Quotes:
"With the care and precision of an expert, Jason Emerson brings to light a vitally important and deeply revealing side of our greatest president. Most people know Lincoln for his political writings, pronouncements, and speeches; few know him as an inventor and imaginative technological thinker."--Mark Fiege, author of The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States
"This is an elegant and fascinating exploration into the scientific mind of one of America's greatest presidents. Emerson illuminates how Lincoln's lifelong intellectual curiosity and academic pursuits on discoveries and inventions buoyed his historic leadership in law, politics, war, statecraft, and technological advancement. With fresh knowledge and insights, Emerson broadens our understanding of Lincoln as both moral and mechanical engineer of our nation."--Michelle Malkin, author of Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs "Lincoln the Inventor is an excellent book presenting new information about Abraham Lincoln, providing still another example of his intellectual genius. This well-organized and thoroughly researched work adds to Jason Emerson's growing reputation as a young Lincoln scholar of note."--Richard W. Etulain, author of Beyond the Missouri: The Story of the American West "You will come away from Lincoln the Inventor the wiser for understanding how the mind that devised a patent for floating grounded river boats could also be the same mind that turned out the perfectly-balanced phrases of the Gettysburg Address, labored to promote transportation as the keystone to economic mobility, and piloted emancipation through the shoals of war."--Allen C. Guelzo, author of Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America