That nation might live : one afternoon with Lincoln's stepmother: a story of motherhood, Abraham Lincoln & the Civil War

Highly Recommended Civil War News, August, 2014 Novel Approach... A Pleasant Reading Experience. True To History, Creative Use Of Known Facts (to)create A Historical Prism To See Abe Lincoln... On September 8, 1865, Two People Met Who Knew Lincoln Better Than Anyone. Lincoln's Longtime Friend And Law Partner, William H. Herndon, Interviewed 'old Mrs. Lincoln' In Preparation For A Biography Of The Martyred President. She Tells Herndon The Famed Life Of Lincoln Not As Facts, But As Ten Stories. Herndon's Notes, As Well As Other Firsthand Accounts, Provided An Abundance Of Material To Create An Accessible, Often Authentic Narrative With A Bent For The Grit Of Frontier Life. The Setting Is Two Rocking Chairs In Front Of A Well Fed Fire In Mrs. Lincoln's Prairie Cabin Home. The Build Up To The Civil War Is Woven Into The Aged Woman's Recollections. Also Within The Context Of The Story, It Is My Honor To Pay Tribute To The Strength Of People Who Cannot Move A Muscle. From A Bed Of Leaves To The White House, She Fostered A Metamorphosis. You Are Invited To Pull Up A Rocking Chair Next To Abraham Lincoln's Stepmother And Enjoy Her Company For An Afternoon. "What a touching and revealing new way to view the life of Lincoln." -Carole King Singer/Songwriter "As only a mother could, an interesting and intimate look at Lincoln." -Matthew Mittelstaedt Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Site "True to history... A pleasant reading experience." -Civil War News "A true-event meeting between two people who knew and loved the man Abraham Lincoln is turned into a wonderful story for us all. I am sure you will enjoy this comfortable read." Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum & Library "On September 8, 1865, Abraham Lincoln's longtime friend and law partner, William H. Herndon, visited the martyred President's aged stepmother, Mrs. Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln. Herndon's notes are integrated into a fictional recreation of their afternoon together. The selected events in the life of Abraham Lincoln are real. The accounts are preferably first person. License was taken to convert these moments in the life of Lincoln into ten stories told from a rocking chair"-- Author's note, page 7