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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... 131 Crybaby Jack's Theory 149 The Sad and Familiar Ballad of Captain Carson West The Necropsy 181 195 A Rainy Night in Springfield , Illinois — 1849 A Word on Researching Mr. Lincoln's Wars 97 289 305 No More Time for Tears M v v v T.
... night had been dark and the wind howled just as it should have, and not too far away, all up and down the seaboard, soldiers had been lying in infirmaries screaming and moaning and crying like boys with men's pains, and some cursed ...
... night . " She glanced past him . “ I don't listen anymore . He sighed . " Well , it's done with . ” " And I am happy for you , Abraham . You gonna go kiss some nigger babies now ? Get on your knees and pick cotton and sing about Jesus ...
... a plague not seen since the likes of Pharaoh has stolen a son from every home . On both sides of the border , North and South , the bodies are piled high and the tears of grieving parents wash the black from the night ∞ { ADAM BRAVER }
... night into their hearts. And the parents wander around accidentally bumping into each other as the grief and fear slowly drives them away from one another. And sometimes when they wake up in the morning and the sky is a silver-blue with ...
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 |