The case of Abraham Lincoln : a story of adultery, murder, and the making of a great president / Julie M. Fenster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Career in law.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Anderson, George, -1856.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Trials (Murder)--Illinois--Springfield.

Trials (Murder).

Poisoning--Illinois--Springfield--History--19th century.

Poisoning.

Adultery--Illinois--Springfield--History--19th century.

Adultery.

Anderson, George, -1856--Death and burial.

Anderson, George.

History.

Springfield (Ill.)--Biography.

Springfield (Ill.).

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

Illinois--Springfield.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

255 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Contents:

Chapter 1 March, 1856: Like a Cathedral 19

Chapter 2 April: At the Anvil 27

Chapter 3 The Beginning of May: Stranger in the Yard 39

Chapter 4 Early May: Something about Strychnine 49

Chapter 5 May 15: The Old Man Went Out 67

Chapter 6 Mid-May: Excitement in the City 79

Chapter 7 Late May: An Old Battered Stovepipe Hat 97

Chapter 8 May 29: Major's Hall 113

Chapter 9 June: Summer Days 135

Chapter 10 July and August: The March of the What-y'a-call-ems 147

Chapter 11 September: Boarding Men 169

Chapter 12 October and November: A Motive Equal to Murder 193

Chapter 13 November and Early December: The Best Hope of the Nation 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-249) and index.

ISBN:

140397635X

9781403976352

OCLC:

122309083

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