Lincoln Alone: The Harrowing Four Months That Led to Civil War but Saved the Nation

From award-winning Lincoln expert Edward Achorn, the vivid, behind-the-scenes story of one of the most consequential periods in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s first 120 days as president

No American president has ever taken office at a moment of crisis such as Abraham Lincoln faced when sworn in on March 4, 1861. Seven southern states had seceded to form the Confederacy. The U.S. government was practically bankrupt. Lincoln was excoriated by newspapers as weak, dithering, and hopelessly ...