How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations That Made Them

"This is a terrific book…Broad in scope, peppered with detail, insightful, it could be the basis for a classroom or book club review of American history from our founding as a nation through the 20th century."--Christian Science Monitor

Daniel Wolff examines the early lives and educations of twelve notable Americans, from Benjamin Franklin to Elvis Presley--the lessons they learned inside the classroom and out. How Lincoln Learned to Read is a vividly told history of American ideas, providing a hopeful look at the enterprise of education and the divergent paths to success.