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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... wife's unsentimental opinion, he very much spoiled his new son, one he habitually referred to as a “blessed child ... wife almost out of her mind with grief. For the first time in Mary's life, her pain was such that no one could even ...
... concern for Mary's mental stability in the wake of Eddie's death, Lincoln likely began to reason that turning her attention and love to a new child was the best way to restore his wife's well-being. Thus in just under eleven months, a ...
Four Years That Shattered a Family Jerrold M. Packard. wife's well-being. Thus in just under eleven months, a third ... wife or friend, her devotion to her sons in their childhoods never for an instant wavered. From Lincoln she expected ...
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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 |