PositiveThe Wall Street JournalMr. McClelland vividly brings to life the drama of these seven debates ... The author humanizes both men by describing their fatigue, emotions and concerns, but more information about their relationships with their wives, Mary and Adele, who periodically appeared on the campaign trail, would have further enhanced the story.
Alan Taylor
PositiveThe Wall Street JournalMr. Taylor’s transnational approach reveals the often unnoticed connections between America’s war over slavery’s future and the concurrent battles for individual rights in Mexico and Canada.