The Better Angel: A Climate of Betrayal - Softcover

Callaghan, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0957613008 ISBN 13: 9780957613003

Publisher: Indomir Press, 2013

Synopsis

March 1861. The Lincoln family – loud, western and unrefined - arrive in Washington as the country hurtles towards disunion. Abraham Lincoln is immediately besieged on all sides by those who would betray harm; those within his own cabinet who believed the were wrongfully denied the presidency; those without, for whom civil war is not something to be avoided, but an opportunity to rid the country of slavery, whatever the cost. Amidst these struggles, his family prove a mixed blessing. His wife finds it difficult to adjust to a spiteful Washington. A greater hurt is the betrayal of her husband. She, who plotted and toiled with Mr Lincoln to reach the presidency, now finds herself isolated and ignored as he deals with endless matters, and relies more and more for companionship on his young secretaries. As the Lincolns grow apart, their only shared joy appears to be their youngest sons, Tad and Willie, wild prairie flowers transplanted to the capital. Yet within a year of their arrival, tragedy awaits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indomir Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0957613008
• ISBN 13: 9780957613003
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 346