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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... talking , I had the realization that sometimes saying things that aren't exactly truthful is not necessarily bad or evil . Sometimes it's even necessary . Just to keep somebody alive and standing on his own two feet . Lincoln looked at ...
... talking crazy . " Mr. Lincoln leaned his bony frame toward me . “ Keep talking , ” he said . The truth is , all I was doing was talking , and of course I didn't know what I was saying , where it was coming from , or what it even meant ...
... talked about horses again with his father . Hardly talked about anything with him. Just thought a lot 29 { Mr. Lincoln's Wars }
A Novel in Thirteen Stories Adam Braver. Hardly talked about anything with him. Just thought a lot to himself that one day he'd saddle up a horse of his own and ride off far away. And probably piss a golden shower down his father's ...
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 |