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Lincoln's other White House : the untold story of the man and his presidency /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith, 1930-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2005]
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Homes and haunts > Washington (D.C.)
Cottages > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
United States Soldiers' Home > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Family.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings
  • The Riggs Villa
  • Washington and the White House
  • Embattled retreat
  • The Lincoln marriage
  • Lincoln's Achilles' heel
  • Lincoln's favorite storytellers
  • Lincoln and freedom
  • Poems on slavery
  • Lincoln's secretary of war
  • Lincoln and the tools of war
  • Lincoln's quartermaster general
  • Lincoln as commander-in-chief : the soldiers
  • The generals
  • The political general : Daniel Sickles
  • The professional general : Joseph Hooker
  • The political general : Benjamin Butler
  • Lincoln and his cabinet.