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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... remained in 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 ...
... remained the lamp that lit social Washington. Most people had long since referred to the president's residence as the White House, the popular name implied by the color of the paint coating its sandstone exterior.9 All visitors to the ...
... remained open to anyone who cared to wander through them. No guard post impeded visitors, either friends or strangers, from walking straight up to the front door centered under the portico. The official doorkeeper stationed just inside ...
... remained a nation at peace, but a condition few assumed was going to last much longer. THE LINCOLNS' FIRST DAYS Awakening at dawn on his first full day as president, the new commander in chief found himself staring straight at the ...
... 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 habitually referred to as a “blessed ...
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 |