The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency
by
Elizabeth Smith Brownstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
The Lincolns spent the summer of 1862 north of the White House at the Soldiers’ Home. The lush, cool hill overlooking the squalid capital promised the Lincolns an escape from the "city of stink." Despite fears about Lincoln’s vulnerability in the secluded place, Lincoln spent a quarter...