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As 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 Streng
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- Author
- Ted Widmer
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781476739434
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, American Studies, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (1,546 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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