Henry Hunt
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Was G.K. Warren Really "Manically Depressed" and "Screw Loose"?
A few months ago I read David M. Jordan's book Happiness is Not My Companion: The Life of General G.K. Warren. After reading the work you are left with an image of a deeply depressed individual. I was reminded of this recently when listening to a lecture by Kristopher D. White. White believes Warren was "manically depressed" and agreed with General Charles Wainwright's statement that Warren "has a screw loose and is not quite accountable for all his little freaks." On the other side, I have listened to Warren fan Robert I. Girardi who does not believe Warren was depressed at all and that Jordan's cherry-picking quotes to fit a narrative.
So is there any real evidence that Warren was manically depressed? Or is this just smear similar to Grant's drinking?
A few months ago I read David M. Jordan's book Happiness is Not My Companion: The Life of General G.K. Warren. After reading the work you are left with an image of a deeply depressed individual. I was reminded of this recently when listening to a lecture by Kristopher D. White. White believes Warren was "manically depressed" and agreed with General Charles Wainwright's statement that Warren "has a screw loose and is not quite accountable for all his little freaks." On the other side, I have listened to Warren fan Robert I. Girardi who does not believe Warren was depressed at all and that Jordan's cherry-picking quotes to fit a narrative.
So is there any real evidence that Warren was manically depressed? Or is this just smear similar to Grant's drinking?