The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a FamilySt. Martin's Publishing Group, 17 сент. 2013 г. - Всего страниц: 304 From the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, a nation divided by savage conflict confronted the new president. But what many don't know was that within the White House's walls, the Lincoln's family would soon find itself suffering turmoil mirroring that of the nation he led. |
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... military presence had been mustered to keep an incoming president safe from would-be assassins. Both men must have been shaken by the symbolism of the rooftops lined with scores of troops, soldiers alert to any threat from the crowd ...
... military and political catastrophe, Lincoln still possessed only scant knowledge of how to make his government do what he wanted it to do. The executive branch then possessed nothing like today's “transition teams,” and the minuscule ...
... military adviser, Commander of the Army General Winfield Scott. Though the superannuated Scott was a loyal officer and eager to help his new chief untangle the Sumter crisis, the general had not yet worked out a serious plan to resolve ...
... military crisis, a predicament now unalterably his alone to resolve. Only a short prebreakfast horseback ride around the city gave him a few minutes of peace before meeting with his new cabinet to try to find a way to chase away the ...
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THREE Calamity in War Calamity at Home | |
FOUR Death in the White House | |
SEVEN An Unfinished Work | |
EPILOGUE The Flying Dutchman | |
NOTES | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
INDEX | |
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