Maryville Talks Books presents David Von Drehle - "Rise to Greatness"

In "Rise to Greatness," David Von Drehle has created both a deeply human portrait of America's greatest president and a rich, dramatic narrative about our most fateful year. As 1862 dawned, the American republic was at death's door. Twelve months later, the Civil War had become a cataclysm but the tide had turned and the blueprint of a modern America had been indelibly inked. And the man who brought that nation through its darkest hour, Abraham Lincoln, had been forged into a singular leader.