Alan j trudeau biography of abraham lincoln

Winner, 2016, Award of Achievement, Given by the Lincoln Group of New York
Finalist, 2017, Richard Harwell Award, Given by the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta

March 1865: The United States was at a crossroads and, truth be told, Abraham Lincoln was a sick man.

Alan j trudeau biography of abraham lincoln

"I am very unwell," he confided to a close acquaintance. A vast and terrible civil war was winding down, leaving momentous questions for a war-weary president to address. A timely invitation from General U. S. Grant provided the impetus for an escape to City Point, Virginia, a journey from which Abraham Lincoln drew much more than he ever expected.

Lincoln's Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days that Changed a Presidency, March 24 - April 8, 1865, by Noah Andre Trudeau offers the first comprehensive account of a momentous time.

Lincoln traveled to City Point, Virginia, in late March 1865 to escape the constant interruptions in th