The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format. At the book s conclusion, charles schuyler, vidal s fictional interloper, asks lincoln s secretary john hay where he would place lincoln amongst all the presidents past. Lincoln is the cornerstone of gore vidals fictional american chronicle, which includes burr, 1876, washington, d. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Seward, secretary of the treasury salmon chase, his daughter. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lincoln. Lincoln is the cornerstone of gore vidal s fictional american chronicle, which includes burr, 1876, washington, d. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are abraham lincoln, walt whitman. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Gore vidal 1925 eugene luther gore vidal born october 3, 1925, known simply as gore vidal, is a wellknown american writer of novels, plays and essays, and has been a public figure for over fifty years he was born eugene luther vidal in west point, new york, the son of eugene vidal and nina gore.
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The first edition of the novel was published in 1964, and was written by gore vidal. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 528 pages and is available in paperback format. As if to balance the flighty vileness of the lamentable duluth 1983, vidal follows it up with his most sober, unfanciful historical novel yet. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. While vidal wrote mysteries, plays, and what is it about abraham lincoln that so attracts authors and readers. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the american political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 672 pages and is available in paperback format. Bound in rich full leather gold gilt page edging, lettering, and graphics. Gore vidal s lincoln, originally broadcast on nbc as a miniseries in 1988, was rebroadcast on a saturday, april 29, 1995 on wnuvtv 54 the cw baltimore.
With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the american political and imperial. To most americans, abraham lincoln is a monolithic figure, the great emancipator and. A few fictional people from other vidal novels burr, 1876 appear herebut only very briefly. He began his literary career in 1946 with the publication of his novel williwaw but did not achieve notoriety until he published his third book the city and the pillar which cause a minor scandal for its depiction of homosexuality. Lincoln is the cornerstone of gore vidals fictional american chronicle, which includes burr. A novel vintage international kindle edition by vidal, gore. A novel is a historical novel, part of the narratives of empire series by gore vidal set during the american civil war, the novel describes the presidency of abraham lincoln through the eyes of several historical figures, including presidential secretary john hay, first lady mary todd lincoln, secretary of state william h. Born into a political dynasty, he twice sought elected office.
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