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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... president of the United States. A tall, silken stovepipe hat combined with his extraordinary height ensured that he stood out in the crowd, making it ... president's bitterest political enemy and a man who had decades earlier courted young.
... president and his family's party following the inaugural parade. The capital's “traditions” in some measure explain the Buchanans' outwardly ungracious behavior. In antebellum Washington, old hands rarely ... president's well-being, “Thank.
... president's well-being, “Thank God, we now have a government.”4 Given the dangerous atmosphere in the capital, for the sake of security Scott had farsightedly ordered a detachment of soldiers to surround the Executive Mansion. Assorted ...
... president's alternatives—either attempting to supply Anderson and his garrison or abandoning Sumter to rebel occupation—would, he understood without question, end disastrously for the United States. Not only was the new president ...
... president's principal sounding board. Most troubling, his critical choices for State and Treasury hadn't even yet formally accepted his invitations to serve. Crucial to the about-to-explode Sumter stalemate was Lincoln's top military ...
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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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