Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743211420)

As Lincoln led the nation into the Civil War, managing the Union war effort, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, winning reelection in 1864, and planning the Reconstruction of the South, he also led a private life, defined by his close relationship with his wife and his devotion to his children. Lincoln at Home offers a view into the life of the family through their written correspondence.
With a brief account of their years in the White House and the complete collection of all the known letters exchanged by Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, this elegant portrait defines the sixteenth president as a dedicated -- though often a desperately busy and distracted -- family man.
Lincoln at Home is an intimate and rare glimpse of the president as husband and father, a cheerful man pinned to the floor while playing with his children, and a desolate man struck down by grief at the death of his son. Beyond this, we are shown a personal side of the man who managed one of the most difficult periods in American history.

Author: David Herbert Donald
ISBN-10: 0743211421
ISBN-13: 9780743211420
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2003
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.10w x 0.34d