Jerome Charyn concocts a profoundly moral but troubled commander in chief, whose relationship with his Ophelia-like wife and sons is explored with penetrating psychological insight, utmost compassion, and the most ingenious novelistic license.
Note
Downloadable audio file.
Performer
Read by Arthur Morey.
Summary
A narrative portrait of Abraham Lincoln in his own voice reflects on his major life events, from his picaresque youth in Illinois and improbable marriage to Kentucky belle Mary Todd through his visit to war-shattered Richmond days before his assassination.