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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... Zack Hargrove 25 The Idiot Brother 47 The Willie Grief 67 His Stepmother's Sister 89 A Letter to President Lincoln from a Good Girl The Ward 107 On to the Next Field 131 Crybaby Jack's Theory 149 The Sad and Familiar Ballad of Captain ...
... him . Didn't see him again until he lay dead on the table . And I sliced the seam of his pant leg and laid it flat , just the same as I had his boy's . Zack ack Hargrove I believe it is an established maxim 23 { Mr. Lincoln's Wars }
... an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false , is guilty of falsehood ; and the accidental truth of the assertion , does not justify or excuse him . —AUGUST II , 1846 mean sonabitch who'd grab you A by the lapels , Zack ...
... Zack Hargrove told all the new Union conscripts who looked to him with a green trail of fear in their eyes . " Milquetoasts , " he'd say in a voice that dropped like a bullet - ridden rebel flag falling from the boom . “ Cowards still ...
... Zack would let go and the pant leg would slowly fall. “You hack little newborns will never know shit until it's streaming down your shaking legs.You'll be all alone out there. Looking for some way out. And nobody will care.” v v v Zack ...
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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 |