The writer is a history professor and director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia. “Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln,” by Matthew ...

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A new book examines the 16th president's life through the battle royale of Illinois partisan politics. It's ugly — and familiar.