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• catalog abstract ""After the heartbreaking death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his family fled the gloom that hung over the White House, moving into a small cottage outside Washington, on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, a residence for disabled military veterans. In Lincoln's Sanctuary, historian Matthew Pinsker offers a fascinating portrait of Lincoln's stay in this cottage and tells the story of the president's remarkable growth as a national leader and a private man." "Lincoln lived at the Soldiers' Home for a quarter of his presidency, and for nearly half of the critical year of 1862, but most Americans (including many scholars) have not heard of the place. Indeed, this is the first volume to specifically connect this early "summer White House" to key wartime developments, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the firing of McClellan, the evolution of Lincoln's "Father Abraham" image, the election of 1864, and the assassination conspiracy. Through a series of striking vignettes, the reader discovers a more accessible Lincoln, demonstrating what one visitor to the Soldiers' Home described as his remarkable "elasticity of spirits." At his secluded cottage, the president complained to his closest aides, recited poetry to his friends, reconnected with his wife and family, conducted secret meetings with his political enemies, and narrowly avoided assassination attempts. Perhaps most important, he forged key friendships that helped renew his flagging spirits. The cottage became a refuge from the pressures of the White House, a place of tranquility where Lincoln could refresh his mind." "Based on research in rarely tapped sources, especially the letters and memoirs of people who lived or worked at the Soldiers' Home, Lincoln's Sanctuary offers the unexpected - a completely fresh view of Abraham Lincoln - through the window of a place that helped shape his presidency."--Jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home".
• catalog contributor b12916295.
• catalog contributor b12916296.
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
• catalog coverage "Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc.".
• catalog coverage "Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog created "2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
• catalog description ""After the heartbreaking death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his family fled the gloom that hung over the White House, moving into a small cottage outside Washington, on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, a residence for disabled military veterans. In Lincoln's Sanctuary, historian Matthew Pinsker offers a fascinating portrait of Lincoln's stay in this cottage and tells the story of the president's remarkable growth as a national leader and a private man." "Lincoln lived at the Soldiers' Home for a quarter of his presidency, and for nearly half of the critical year of 1862, but most Americans (including many scholars) have not heard of the place. Indeed, this is the first volume to specifically connect this early "summer White House" to key wartime developments, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the firing of McClellan, the evolution of Lincoln's "Father Abraham" image, the election of 1864, and the assassination conspiracy. Through a series of striking vignettes, the reader discovers a more accessible Lincoln, demonstrating what one visitor to the Soldiers' Home described as his remarkable "elasticity of spirits." At his secluded cottage, the president complained to his closest aides, recited poetry to his friends, reconnected with his wife and family, conducted secret meetings with his political enemies, and narrowly avoided assassination attempts. Perhaps most important, he forged key friendships that helped renew his flagging spirits. The cottage became a refuge from the pressures of the White House, a place of tranquility where Lincoln could refresh his mind." "Based on research in rarely tapped sources, especially the letters and memoirs of people who lived or worked at the Soldiers' Home, Lincoln's Sanctuary offers the unexpected - a completely fresh view of Abraham Lincoln - through the window of a place that helped shape his presidency."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-238) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction: "I see the President" 1 -- Part 1 1862 -- Part 2 1863 -- Part 3 1864 -- Conclusion: "There is something else there" 183 -- Chronology: Lincoln at the Soldiers' Home 193.".
• catalog extent "xiv, 256 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0195162064 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
• catalog spatial "Washington (D.C.) Buildings, structures, etc.".
• catalog spatial "Washington (D.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865.".
• catalog spatial "Washington (D.C.)".
• catalog subject "973.7/092 21".
• catalog subject "Cottages Washington (D.C.) History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "E457.64 .P56 2003".
• catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Family.".
• catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Homes and haunts Washington (D.C.)".
• catalog subject "United States Soldiers' Home History 19th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: "I see the President" 1 -- Part 1 1862 -- Part 2 1863 -- Part 3 1864 -- Conclusion: "There is something else there" 183 -- Chronology: Lincoln at the Soldiers' Home 193.".
• catalog title "Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home".
• catalog title "Lincoln's sanctuary : Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home / Matthew Pinsker.".
• catalog type "text".