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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... looked more like a run-down plantation house than the head office of the American presidency. But the just inaugurated president took hardly any notice of the mansion's sad condition. His wife, Mary, on the other hand, triumphant in her ...
... looked to be pointing anything at the presidential carriage. In the Capitol itself, the largest structure in the country, guns protruded from every window while, just outside, dozens of musket-carrying soldiers surrounded the inaugural ...
... looked ominous in terms of her future ability to bear trauma. Even the miracle of Robert being spared the illness that killed Eddie seemed not to have lifted Mary during her weeks of suffering. Bob, as his family called him, was turning ...
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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 |