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Lincoln : a Novel by Gore Vidal; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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{ Oct 2020 - epub revisions. Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content se Paperback, 657 pages Published 1984 Ballantine Books (1984) Gore Vidal's American Chronicle series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. To most Americans, Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure, the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union, beloved by all. In Gore Vidal's Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal, the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery, Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. As the Civil War ravages his nation, Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil, the loss o

Who reads Lincoln : a Novel?

Author

Gore Vidal; Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345007902

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.19 / 5 (125 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14