The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family

Reveals how divisions within the Lincoln family during his presidency mirrored the struggles of the nation, describing First Lady Mary Lincoln's mental collapse in the wake of fierce distrust for her southern heritage, the death of eleven-year-old son Willie, the physical impairments of youngest son Tad, and Robert's estrangement from his parents. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.