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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... horse. As a boy he would sometimes sit cross-legged on a rotted stump beneath a brooding willow, looking out across the fence at the neighbor's collection of horses, their heads shaking from side to side, sloughing off yellow showers of ...
... horse , and his father said that men who rode horses all the time just did so because they were small - dicked and needed to feel like they had more . And he said he knew his boy wasn't like that , no , and the old man reached down and ...
... horse of his own and ride off far away. And probably piss a golden shower down his father's throat on the way out. v v v Outside of Beaufort, South Carolina, the clouds swelled into one thick shadow, portending snow. Icicles already ...
... road tugging a pack of horses. They were all connected at the neck by strands of white rope in slipknots. They paraded single file for a few paces, knocking their shod feet in an ugly rhythm against the 34. } {. Adam Braver.
... horse that stared cross - eyed at him , but right as he touched it , the trader snapped , " What in hell are you doing ? " and the horse jerked her head , causing Zack to draw back his arm into a cocked position . " Just wanted to give ...
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 |