

An edition of Lincoln (Narratives of a Golden Age) (1984)
a novel
By Gore Vidal
Publish Date
1984
Publisher
Random House
Language
eng
Pages
657
Description:
An historical novel that describes the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of several historical figures including presidential secretary John Hay. Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, his daughter Kate Chase, U.S. Representative Elihu B. Washburne, and conspirators John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. It focuses on his political and personal struggles, not the Civil War.
subjects: Fiction, historical, Fiction, political, American fiction (fictional works by one author), United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, Presidents, united states, fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, in fiction, Biographical fiction, Fiction, Belletristische Darstellung, Presidents in fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, in fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Presidents, Biographical fiction. gsafd, Presidents -- United States -- Fiction, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction, Histoire, Roman biographique, Fiction, historical, general, Copper, Congresses, Electrical engineering, Materials, History
People: Salmon P. Chase, John Hay, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Mary Todd Lincoln, William H. Seward (1801-1872)
Places: United States, États-Unis