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This book looks at Lincoln as a creator, as a sort of tech pioneer of his day. It is filled with interesting perspective both on Lincoln personally, and the changing times in America in the 19th century. I did not realize that he is still the only US president to have obtained a patent and that he represented one of the parties in a famous patent case on the McCormick reaper. - Mark Woodford on Amazon

Lincoln: The Fire of Genius by David J. Kent is a beautiful read. Did you know that Lincoln was a techno-geek and that drive helped to make America a force in the world? As an amateur Lincoln historian, this book fills in many gaps in my learning about Lincoln. To quote the last sentence in the book "Lincoln recognized that science and technology would help build the new United States." - Michael H, Amazon reader