Courting Mr. Lincoln
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2019].
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First edition.
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379 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2019].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.” It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate the polite society of Springfield. Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bayard, L. (2019). Courting Mr. Lincoln (First edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bayard, Louis. 2019. Courting Mr. Lincoln. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bayard, Louis. Courting Mr. Lincoln Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bayard, Louis. Courting Mr. Lincoln First edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2019.
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