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092			_aLINCOLN, A. _bW641
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100	1		_aWidmer, Edward L., _eauthor. _9214115
245	1	0	_aLincoln on the verge : _bthirteen days to Washington / _cTed Widmer.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2020
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axii, 606 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aAs a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration--an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent by any means necessary. Drawing on new research, this account reveals the President-Elect as a work in progress, showing him on the verge of greatness, foiling an assassination attempt, and forging an unbreakable bond with the American people. On the eve of his 52nd birthday, February 11, 1861, the President-Elect of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, walked onto a train, the first step of his journey to the White House, and his rendezvous with destiny. But as the train began to carry Lincoln toward Washington, it was far from certain what he would find there. Bankrupt and rudderless, the government was on the verge of collapse. To make matters worse, reliable intelligence confirmed a conspiracy to assassinate him as he passed through Baltimore. It is no exaggeration to say that the fate of the Republic hung in the balance. How did Lincoln survive this grueling odyssey, to become the president we know from the history books? Lincoln on the Verge tells the story of a leader discovering his own strength, improvising brilliantly, and seeing his country up close during these pivotal thirteen days. From the moment the Presidential Special left the station, a new Lincoln was on display, speaking constantly, from a moving train, to save the Republic. The journey would draw on all of Lincoln's mental and physical reserves. But the President-Elect discovered an inner strength, which deepened with the exhausting ordeal of meeting millions of Americans. Lincoln on the Verge tells the story of America's greatest president and the obstacles he overcame, well before he could take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 475-583) and index.
505	0	0	_gCast of characters -- _gPrologue: _tThe holy town of Troy -- _tThe lightning -- _tWaiting for Lincoln -- _tThe iron monster -- _tFarewell -- _tPorkopolis -- _tThe cheese box -- _tHeart of darkness -- _tThe forest -- _tA little path -- _tThe straight line -- _tThe front door -- _tThe garden -- _tThe fountain -- _tThe river of night -- _gEpilogue: _tHome -- _gAcknowledgments -- _gNotes -- _gIndex.
600	1	0	_aLincoln, Abraham, _d1809-1865 _xTravel _zWashington (D.C.)
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _vBiography. _9726
600	1	0	_aLincoln, Abraham, _d1809-1865. _93109
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _y1849-1877. _9232623
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