The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a FamilyFrom the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, a nation divided by savage conflict confronted the new president. But what many don't know was that within the White House's walls, the Lincoln's family would soon find itself suffering turmoil mirroring that of the nation he led. |
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... Illinois, practicing law, spinning amusing tales, and playing doting father to his rambunctious—many of his neighbors would have said “insufferable”—sons. But Lincoln now symbolized the nation's overarching split. The officiant at this ...
... Illinois, would act as something like a chief of staff in modern terms. Only a few days before the inauguration Nicolay had visited the White House to attempt to orient himself to the physical spaces in which he would work. He also ...
... Illinois, and who sympathized with the younger girl's feelings of suffocation in the crowded Todd household. The generous Elizabeth invited Mary to come to the still raw Illinois frontier to live with her and her husband. Mrs. Edwards's ...
... Illinois, a distinction in itself greater than most men achieve in a lifetime. The early years of marriage did bring Mary satisfaction and evidence that her optimism about the soft-spoken lawyer had paid off. Even her family soon began ...
... Illinois as a roving lawyer. But he remained a genuinely loving father, generous with gifts for the boy, and happy to carry him around on his shoulders. In his wife's unsentimental opinion, he very much spoiled his new son, one he ...
Contents
THREE Calamity in War Calamity at Home | |
FOUR Death in the White House | |
SEVEN An Unfinished Work | |
EPILOGUE The Flying Dutchman | |
NOTES | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
INDEX | |
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The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family Jerrold M. Packard Limited preview - 2006 |
The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family Jerrold M. Packard Limited preview - 2005 |