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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... I'm sorry about your boy.” I spoke first,although not certain that anybody actually needed to talk at all. But still, he had only recently lost a son. Mr. Lincoln didn't say anything. He just kept his stare. 14. {. Ad am Braver}
A Novel in Thirteen Stories Adam Braver. Mr. Lincoln didn't say anything. He just kept his stare. A draft swept across my face.And I noticed my foot was tapping. Sometimes I tend to talk when I start feeling a little uncomfortable. It's ...
... see his boy,but I still wasn't seeing anything Mr. Lincoln didn't already know.The color of his hair,the texture of his skin,the slight rise of his upper lip,and his blue eyes set gently back behind 18. {. Ad am Braver}
... my hand to put it on his shoulder. I didn't look for tears (I'm trained for that). But I was lost, not knowing what lines I had crossed,where they were,or how to get back. “You see boys all the time that are dead,” he 20. {Adam. Braver}
... didn't know what I was saying, where it was coming from,or what it even meant. I was just connecting all the strange thoughts that have passed through my mind into one long sentence that might be meaningful to him. “You know,” I ...
Contents
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The Idiot Brother | 47 |
The Willie Grief | 67 |
His Stepmothers Sister | 91 |
A Letter to President Lincoln from a Good Girl | 97 |
The Ward | 109 |
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 |