Co-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeLincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look; feel; and smell of the executive mansion from Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865. James Conroy brings to life the people who knew it; from servants to cabinet secretaries. We see the constant stream of visitors; from ordinary citizens to visiting dignitaries and diplomats. Conroy enables the reader to see how the Lincolns lived and how the administration conducted day-to-day business during four of the most tumultuous years in American history. Relying on fresh research and a character-driven narrative and drawing on untapped primary sources; he takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour that provides new insight into how Lincoln lived; led the government; conducted war; and ultimately; unified the country to build a better government of; by; and for the people.
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