The day Lincoln lost : a novel /

An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together'and those trying to crack it apart. Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. He...

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Main Author: Rosenberg, Charles (Author)
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Language:English
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