Courting Mr. Lincoln : a novel / Louis Bayard.
When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the spring of 1840, he is on no one's short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma ... It's not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that [Joshua] Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed.
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- ISBN: 1643750445
- ISBN: 9781643750446
- Physical Description: 379 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2019
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- Includes Readers Guide containing Inside an enigma: an essay by Louis Bayard; an interview with Louis Bayard; questions for discussion (pages 383-396).
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BAYARD (Text) | 36015001723580 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC BAYARD (Text) | 36015001723606 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | F BAY (Text) | 33557004529491 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the spring of 1840, he is on no one's short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma ... It's not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that [Joshua] Speed knows: an amiable, profound man who, despite his awkwardness, has a gentle wit to match his genius, and who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed.
