The Last Lincolns: The Rise & Fall of a Great American Family - Couverture souple

Lachman, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402771215 ISBN 13 : 9781402771217

Editeur : Union Square Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Lachman Charles

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Most books about Abraham Lincoln end on April 14, 1865, the day he was assassinated at Fords Theatre. But that historic event takes place near the beginning of The Last Lincolns, a singular title in the vast output of Lincolnia and one of the most unusual books ever written on the sixteenth president and his family. Going far beyond that fateful day into uncharted territory, its a gripping page turner written by a TV producer with proven storytelling skills. This absorbing American tragedy tells the largely unknown story of the acrimony that consumed the Lincolns in the months and years that followed the presidents murder. This was not a family that came together in mourning and mutual sadness; instead, they fell out over the anguished mental condition of the widowed Mary. In 1875, Robert - the handsome but resentful eldest Lincoln child -engineered her arrest and forcible commitment to an insane asylum. In each succeeding generation, the Lincolns misfortunes multiplied, as a litany of alcohol abuse, squandered fortunes, burned family papers and outright dissipation led to the downfall of this once-great family. Charles Lachman traces the story right up to the last generation of Lincoln descendants: great-grandson Bob Lincoln Beckwith, his estranged wife, Annemarie and her son, Timothy Lincoln Beckwith. Bob, who was according to all medical evidence sterile, believes the son who bears the Lincoln name was the product of an adulterous affair. Annemarie, however, wanted the boy to be a Lincoln, putting the child in line for a vast inheritance. Theres even evidence - uncovered by Lachman for the first time - that a scheme to obtain possession of the Lincoln fortune was orchestrated by Bob Beckwiths chauffer, who may have been the notorious outlaw and skyjacker, D.B. Cooper. Published in advance of Abraham Lincolns 200th birthday in February 2009, The Last Lincolns provides an unforgettable glimpse into the personal legacy left by the man who could unite a nation... but not his own family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Union Square Pr
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402771215
• ISBN 13: 9781402771217
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 483
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible