An edition of Lincoln (Narratives of a Golden Age) (1984)

Lincoln

a novel

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An edition of Lincoln (Narratives of a Golden Age) (1984)

Lincoln

a novel

Random House 1st ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.00 ·
  • 1 Rating
  • 18 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Lincoln is a masterwork of historical fiction, in which Gore Vidal combines a comprehensive knowledge of Civil War America with 20th-century literary technique, probing the minds and motives of the men surrounding Abraham Lincoln, including personal secretary John Hay and scheming cabinet members William Seward and Salmon P. Chase, as well as his wife, Mary Todd.

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Random House
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657

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Subjects
Fiction, historical, Fiction, political, American fiction (fictional works by one author), United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, Presidents, united states, fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, in fiction, Biographical fiction, Fiction, Belletristische Darstellung, Presidents in fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, in fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Presidents, Biographical fiction. gsafd, Presidents -- United States -- Fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction, Histoire, Roman biographique, Fiction, historical, general
People
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Abraham Lincoln
Places
United States, États-Unis
Times
1860-1864, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)

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Lincoln: [roman]
2010, Galaade éd.
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Lincoln: a novel
1985, Ballantine
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Lincoln: a novel
1984, Random House
- Random House 1st ed.
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Lincoln: a novel
1984, Random House
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Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3543.I26 L5 1984, PS3543.I26 L5 1984, PS3543.I26.L5 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
657 p. ;
Number of pages
657

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18357094M
Internet Archive
lincolnnovel0000vida_c1x3
ISBN 10
0394528956
LCCN
83043185
OCLC/WorldCat
10229876, 87869916, 16917
Library Thing
25701
Goodreads
1149181

Work Description

An historical novel that describes the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of several historical figures including presidential secretary John Hay. Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, his daughter Kate Chase, U.S. Representative Elihu B. Washburne, and conspirators John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. It focuses on his political and personal struggles, not the Civil War.

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