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Lincoln's Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency

by Elizabeth Smith Brownstein

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The Lincolns spent the summer of 1862 north of the White House at the Soldiers’ Home. The lush, cool hill overlooking the squalid capital promised the Lincolns an escape from the "city of stink." Despite fears about Lincoln’s vulnerability in the secluded place, Lincoln spent a quarter of his presidency at the Soldiers’ Home. But until the National Trust for Historic Preservation began restoring the cottage, little had been done to explore this missing link in Lincoln’s life. Elizabeth Smith Brownstein fills in a critical gap. Using diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts, she provides unusual perspectives on Lincoln’s relationships, traces the evolution of Lincoln’s image, examines the Lincoln marriage, and more. Lincoln’s Other White House is a vivid evocation of a turbulent era, and an intimate portrait of the still elusive president.

Book details

Author
Elizabeth Smith Brownstein
Imprint
Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Pages
276
Formats
Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography › Presidents & Heads of State
Topics
Abraham Lincoln · American Civil War · presidential biography · Soldiers' Home · US presidents · 19th century American history
ISBN-13
9781681620008 (Paperback)9781681620053 (Hardcover)

About the author

ELIZABETH SMITH BROWNSTEIN is a television writer, researcher, and producer who has worked with Lawrence Spivak, Eric Sevareid, Martin Agronsky, Adrian Malone, and Martin Carr. She is the author of If This House Could Talk…Historic Homes, Extraordinary Americans and Lincoln’s Other White House.

Brownstein began her career at CBS headquarters in New York City, where she served as chief television researcher for four years. She studied at Wellesley College and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

When she’s not writing, Brownstein has traveled widely in the United States, Europe, and Africa, visiting over 125 potential sites in 20 states to research If This House Could Talk. That grounding in American places and history shapes her work on the nation’s most significant figures and homes.

Elizabeth was born, raised, and educated in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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