The Resource Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel, Louis Bayard
Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel, Louis Bayard
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- Summary
- "A miracle; an exquisite story exquisitely told . . . If you love Jane Austen, or Hamilton , or fiction--of any era--that transports and transforms in equal measure, look no further." --A.J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window From the prizewinning author of Mr. Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye comes Courting Mr. Lincoln , the page-turning and surprising story of a young Abraham Lincoln and the two people who loved him best: a young, marriageable Mary Todd and Lincoln's best friend, Joshua Speed. When sparky and independent Mary Todd arrives in Springfield, Illinois, in the 1840s to live with her sister, who is determined to find Mary a husband, she is astonished to find herself drawn to an awkward, melancholic lawyer with a gift for oratory. The two share ambition, an obsession with politics--and a need to be suitably married off. Always at Lincoln's side, however, is the charming Joshua Speed, a shopkeeper who became his mentor in society, loyal friend, roommate--and possible lover. Told in alternating chapters from the points of view of Todd and Speed, this witty, psychologically astute, and brilliantly plotted novel follows the threesome during Todd and Lincoln's tumultuous courtship, with all the suspense and delight of the best Jane Austen novels. Historians have long speculated that Lincoln and Speed had a romantic relationship, and here Bayard explores that forbidden possibility with deep empathy. Rich with both period detail and contemporary insight, Courting Mr. Lincoln offers smart storytelling at the highest level
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616208479
- Label
- Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel
- Title
- Courting Mr. Lincoln
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Louis Bayard
- Title variation
- Courting Mister Lincoln
- Subject
-
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Courtship
- Courtship -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Illinois -- Springfield
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- 1800-1899
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Fiction
- Speed, Joshua F., (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882
- Speed, Joshua F., (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882 -- Fiction
- Springfield (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A miracle; an exquisite story exquisitely told . . . If you love Jane Austen, or Hamilton , or fiction--of any era--that transports and transforms in equal measure, look no further." --A.J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window From the prizewinning author of Mr. Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye comes Courting Mr. Lincoln , the page-turning and surprising story of a young Abraham Lincoln and the two people who loved him best: a young, marriageable Mary Todd and Lincoln's best friend, Joshua Speed. When sparky and independent Mary Todd arrives in Springfield, Illinois, in the 1840s to live with her sister, who is determined to find Mary a husband, she is astonished to find herself drawn to an awkward, melancholic lawyer with a gift for oratory. The two share ambition, an obsession with politics--and a need to be suitably married off. Always at Lincoln's side, however, is the charming Joshua Speed, a shopkeeper who became his mentor in society, loyal friend, roommate--and possible lover. Told in alternating chapters from the points of view of Todd and Speed, this witty, psychologically astute, and brilliantly plotted novel follows the threesome during Todd and Lincoln's tumultuous courtship, with all the suspense and delight of the best Jane Austen novels. Historians have long speculated that Lincoln and Speed had a romantic relationship, and here Bayard explores that forbidden possibility with deep empathy. Rich with both period detail and contemporary insight, Courting Mr. Lincoln offers smart storytelling at the highest level
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bayard, Louis
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3552.A85864
- LC item number
- C68 2019
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Speed, Joshua F.
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Speed, Joshua F.
- Courtship
- Springfield (Ill.)
- Courtship
- Illinois
- Label
- Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel, Louis Bayard
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1041205692
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616208479
- Lccn
- 2018028814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1041205692
- Label
- Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel, Louis Bayard
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1041205692
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616208479
- Lccn
- 2018028814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1041205692
Subject
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Courtship
- Courtship -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- Illinois -- Springfield
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- 1800-1899
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Fiction
- Speed, Joshua F., (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882
- Speed, Joshua F., (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882 -- Fiction
- Springfield (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
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