{"product_id":"old-abe-paperback","title":"Old Abe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is the best book about Abraham Lincoln I've ever read.\" - William J. Bennett, former US Secretary of Education and author of The Book of Virtues\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Old Abe, the sweeping historical novel from New York Times bestselling author John Cribb, brings America's greatest president to life the way no other book has before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Old Abe is the story of the last five years of Abraham Lincoln's life, the most cataclysmic years in American history. We are at Lincoln's side on every page as he presses forward amid disaster and fights to save the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in the spring of 1860, the story follows Lincoln through his election and the calamity of the Civil War. During the war, he walks bloody battlefields in the North and the South. He peers down the Potomac River with a spyglass amid terrifying reports of approaching Confederate gunboats. Death stalks him: one summer evening, a would-be assassin fires a shot at him, and the bullet passes through his hat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the White House, he weeps over the body of Willie, his second son to die in childhood. As he tries desperately to hold the Union together, he searches for a general who will fight and finds him at last in Ulysses S. Grant. Amid national and personal tragedy, he struggles to find meaning in the Civil War and bring freedom to Southern slaves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Central to this biographical novel is a love story--the story of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's sometimes stormy yet devoted marriage. Mary's strong will and ambition for her husband have helped drive him to the White House. But the presidency takes an awful toll on her, and she grows increasingly frightened and insecure. Lincoln watches helplessly as she becomes emotionally unstable, and he grasps for ways to support her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Lincoln's journey unfolds, Old Abe chronicles the final five, tumultuous years of his life until his eventual assassination at the height of power. Full of epic scenes from American history, such as the Gettysburg Address and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, it probes the character and spirit of America. Old Abe portrays Lincoln not only as a flesh-and-blood man, but a hero who embodies his country's finest ideals, the hero who sets the United States on track to become a great nation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Cribb is a bestselling author who has written about subjects ranging from history to education. His previous work includes coauthoring \u003ci\u003eThe American Patriot's Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Educated Child\u003c\/i\u003e, both \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers; co-editing \u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, a 3-volume world history text, and developing on-line history courses. John also worked as former U.S. Secretary of Education Bill Bennett's collaborator on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has been published in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, National Review Online, and several other publications. During the Reagan administration, he worked at the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. A native of Spartanburg, SC, John studied literature at Vanderbilt University. He serves on the board of trustees of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries and the board of directors of the Hub City Writers Project, an award-winning publisher of Southern fiction and nonfiction. He and his wife, Kirsten, and are the proud parents of two daughters, Molly and Sarah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.9 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698596319295,"sku":"9781645720539","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/53a4a61122a80a362858b544f98f151c.webp?v=1765010709","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/old-abe-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}