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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... included the White House and its precincts, rose mere inches above the sluggishly tidal Potomac River, some stretches of which were lined with swamps. As the stream coursed past the District, its most troubling habit was overflowing onto.
... Potomac weren't enough, smaller arteries of equally filthy water bisected the heart of the federal district. The Tiber Creek, formerly and less grandly named Goose Creek, emptied into the Potomac just below the White House; the ...
... Potomac. To the north of the White House, a few streets represented “downtown,” where more shops, restaurants, hotels, and a couple of theaters pretty much completed what could be thought of as the “metropolis.” Even Pennsylvania Avenue ...
... Potomac; the disastrous consequences of these plumbing arrangements quickly hit the family with the force of a bomb. In addition, off the west end of the first floor stood a large working conservatory, a well-appointed gardening center ...
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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 |