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Title	:	Lincoln (Narratives of Empire #2)
Author	:	Gore Vidal
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 672 pages
Published	:	February 15th 2000 by Vintage (first published 1984)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Military History. Civil War

Lincoln (Narratives of Empire #2)

Gore Vidal

Paperback | Pages: 672 pages

Rating: 4.21 | 8038 Users | 508 Reviews

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Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. 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.

To most Americans, Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure, the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union, beloved by all. In Gore Vidal's Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal, the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery, Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. As the Civil War ravages his nation, Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil, the loss of his dearest son, and the harangues of a wife seen as a traitor for her Southern connections. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully executed, Gore Vidal's Lincoln allows the man to breathe again.

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Original Title:	Lincoln
ISBN:	0375708766 (ISBN13: 9780375708763)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Narratives of Empire #2
Characters:	Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, William H. Seward, John Wilkes Booth, Mary Todd Lincoln, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, James Buchanan, David Herold, Mary Surratt, John Surratt, Jr., Richard Lyons, James A. Garfield, Elizabeth Keckley, Salmon P. Chase, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Kate Chase, William Sprague IV, Irvin McDowell, Simon Cameron, John Hay, John George Nicolay, Thaddeus Stevens, William Howard Russell, Allan Pinkerton, Ward Hill Lamon, Elihu B. Washburne, Francis Preston Blair, Henry Wikoff, William Herndon, Daniel Sickles, William Wallace Lincoln, John Watt, John R. Goldsborough, John E. Wool, Egbert Ludovicus Viele, Henry D. Cooke, Henry Halleck, John Pope, Joseph Hooker, Adele Cutts Douglas, Frederick W. Seward, Ambrose Burnside, Benjamin Wade, George Meade, Edmund Spangler, Emilie Todd Helm, Montgomery Blair, William P. Fessenden, Ulysses S. Grant, John C. Breckinridge, Winfield Scott, Francis Preston Blair Jr., George McClellan, Charles Sumner, Edwin Stanton, Gideon Welles
Setting:	Washington, D.C.(United States)
Literary Awards:	Benjamin Barondess Award (1985)

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I read this some time ago when I was on a Lincoln reading binge. I recall it as interesting in bringing to life the motives and uncertainties of the main players. It was of course, well written though more journalistic than novelistic; I could imagine Vidal and Buckley having an amiable and animated conversation over various scenes. Vidal was not high on my list but this book raised him up a few notches.

Arguably the best historical fiction book every written beating out even notables like Shaara's Killer Angels. Hell this is probably one of the top 5 books on the Civil War period. (Along with Shelby Foote's epic three volume opus, McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom, and the aforementioned Killer Angels)If you have the slightest interest in history, the Civil War, Lincoln or even just a beautifully constructed story of politics in a time of war read it. Meticulously researched and exquisitely put

i've heard slavery had something to do with this guy. maybe i need to read another book on him or something.

First, I just read through many reviews here on Goodreads where the comment was made (over and over again), what an amazing work of non-fiction this is. I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but this book is entitled "Lincoln: A Novel" and advises the bookseller to shelve it as Fiction/Literature. This is a novel, y'all, and it's important to know the difference. The author himself, in an afterword, makes it known that, while he stayed true to historical pieces of information as much as

I really like how Vidal writes. I read half of this novel before I watched the Lincoln movie (not the vampire hunter one :D) and I was really impressed by the amount of research that went into this book. As someone who knows very little American history, I definitely gained a lot more knowledge after reading this book.It was a long read but worth it.

I became obsessed with this book! Very rich. Wierd parallels with current happenings...