Mr. Lincoln's Wars: A Novel in Thirteen StoriesIn this highly ambitious collection, Adam Braver explores Abraham Lincoln's inner life and personal turmoils -- while also reflecting on the indelible impact Lincoln had on the nation during the last year of his presidency. Braver brings the president to life, not just as the strong and resilient leader of history books but also as a grief-stricken father, heartbroken over the loss of his young son. Across a rich canvas of truth and imagination, Mr. Lincoln's Wars reveals a president within the White House walls. We see Lincoln as he explores the meaning of loss through a chance encounter with the father of a slain soldier. And a good-hearted young Union soldier is quickly turned into a killer in the name of President Lincoln. Finally, there is the assassination and the autopsy, as seen through the eyes of John Wilkes Booth, Mary Lincoln, the assistant surgeon general, and one of Lincoln's closest friends. Brilliant in its depiction of the country during the waning days of the war, this book is an insightful and moving exploration of the myth of celebrity and the passions it arouses. More than anything, Mr. Lincoln's Wars introduces a talented new writer whose storytelling ability knows no bounds. |
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... finally clearing and people on both sides were no longer shadow figures, they were tired and worn and feeling helpless. The bullets and the cannons would finally stop pounding, the war was ending. Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin ...
... finally looked up at me . “ I think my boy walked out with the living . " Mr. Lincoln pushed himself up and stood tall in the shadows . He scraped the dust off his legs and tucked the tails of his shirt back into his waist . He ran his ...
... and belief. “Didn't you hear me, Zack? War's good as over.” Zack shifted a little. He put his hands inside his coat and rested them on his belly for warmth. “I heard this all before , " he finally said . " Always someone 30. } {. Adam ...
A Novel in Thirteen Stories Adam Braver. before , " he finally said . " Always someone putting an end to the war . " He laughed . " I heard Lincoln's ending it , " Simpson whispered . " And you heard that from ... ? Some little eighteen ...
Contents
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The Idiot Brother | 47 |
The Willie Grief | 67 |
His Stepmothers Sister | 89 |
A Letter to President Lincoln from a Good Girl | 97 |
The Ward | 107 |
On to the Next Field | 131 |
Crybaby Jacks Theory | 149 |
The Sad and Familiar Ballad of Captain | 181 |
The Necropsy | 195 |
A Rainy Night in Springfield Illinois1849 | 289 |
A Word on Researching Mr Lincolns Wars | 305 |