I Am Abraham A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War
, by Charyn, JeromeNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781631490026 | 1631490028
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/9/2015
This unforgettable portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War effortlessly
mixes humor with Shakespearean-like tragedy to create an achingly human
portrait of the sixteenth president. Charyn conducts an orchestra of historical
figures and fictional extras centered around a profoundly moral but troubled commander
in chief whose relationship with his Ophelia-like wife and his sons—Robert,
Willie, and Tad—is explored with penetrating psychological insight and the utmost
compassion. Seized by melancholy and imbued with an unfaltering sense of human
worth, Charyn’s President Lincoln comes to vibrant, three-dimensional life in a haunting
portrait we have rarely seen in historical fiction.