Used. Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham illuminates the life of America's 32nd president in this astute and sweeping New York Times bestseller. This deeply researched chronicle tracks the transformative journey of a leader battling personal paralysis while steering a nation through its darkest democratic hours. Meacham charts how a man of privilege forged a profound moral compass, proving brilliantly that history's brightest beacons often ignite in the abyss. Step into the stacks and see how one iconic commander-in-chief kept the lamps burning across a fractured world.