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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... Party— many Southerners ridiculed it as the “Abolitionist Party”—Lincoln himself had signaled that the central government would never permit the breakup of the United States. Though disagreements with the federal government over “states ...
... party following the inaugural parade. The capital's “traditions” in some measure explain the Buchanans' outwardly ungracious behavior. In antebellum Washington, old hands rarely lent much useful knowledge to the new family in the ...
... party's wake, and all happily and gratefully sat down to Harriet Lane's ad hoc dinner. The meal ended just before the reception started, when a large waiting crowd was admitted into the north hall to shake President Lincoln's hand. For ...
... party. Called an evening levee, this long-since-discontinued form of hospitality was most notable for its juiceless formality. No food was served and no dancing was allowed, which might have lent these affairs a bit of merriment. All a ...
... for extended visits before returning to their Midwest homes—that she “could not go down” to the party because she had “nothing to wear.” She petulantly added that “Mr. Lincoln can go down with the other ladies.” When Lizzy.
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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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