An American Marriage by Michael Burlingame
Category: eBooks
- views: 121
- date: 25 February 2024
- posted by: BeMyLove
An American Marriage by Michael Burlingame | 8.96 MB
English | N/A Pages
Title: An American Marriage
Author: Michael Burlingame
Year: 2021
Description:
An American Marriage tells the story of why Abraham Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. Most importantly, An American Marriage attempts to deepen readers' appreciation for Lincoln's character.
Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded "connubial bliss" as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: "I want to punish the young man—probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon."
Based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. This revealing narrative shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to...
DOWNLOAD:
https://rapidgator.net/file/f91fde6c9dacdfdfe5ef2026108c551a/An_American_Marriage_by_Michael_Burlingame_.rar
https://k2s.cc/file/6fadd4f0a02d8/An_American_Marriage_by_Michael_Burlingame_.rar
An American Marriage tells the story of why Abraham Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. Most importantly, An American Marriage attempts to deepen readers' appreciation for Lincoln's character.
Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded "connubial bliss" as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: "I want to punish the young man—probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon."
Based on thirty years of research, An American Marriage describes and analyzes why Lincoln had good reason to regret his marriage to Mary Todd. This revealing narrative shows that, as First Lady, Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence. The reader comes to...
DOWNLOAD:
https://rapidgator.net/file/f91fde6c9dacdfdfe5ef2026108c551a/An_American_Marriage_by_Michael_Burlingame_.rar
https://k2s.cc/file/6fadd4f0a02d8/An_American_Marriage_by_Michael_Burlingame_.rar
We need your support!
Make a donation to help us stay online
Bitcoin (BTC)
bc1q08g9d22cxkawsjlf8etuek2pc9n2a3hs4cdrld
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
qqvwexzhvgauxq2apgc4j0ewvcak6hh6lsnzmvtkem
Ethereum (ETH)
0xb55513D2c91A6e3c497621644ec99e206CDaf239
Litecoin (LTC)
ltc1qt6g2trfv9tjs4qj68sqc4uf0ukvc9jpnsyt59u
USDT (ERC20)
0xb55513D2c91A6e3c497621644ec99e206CDaf239
USDT (TRC20)
TYdPNrz7v1P9riWBWZ317oBgJueheGjATm
Information |
|||
 |
Users of GUESTS are not allowed to comment this publication. | ||