{"product_id":"lincoln-9780679600480","title":"Lincoln","description":"\u003cp\u003eGore Vidals Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters  the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly  knowing  and ironic observers.  To most Americans  Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure  the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union  beloved by all. In Gore Vidals Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal  the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery  Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. As the Civil War ravages his nation  Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil  the loss of his dearest son  and the harangues of a wife seen as a traitor for her Southern connections. Brilliantly conceived  masterfully executed  Gore Vidals Lincoln allows the man to breathe again.  From the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275442577461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679600485","price":62.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679600480.jpg?v=1780506962","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lincoln-9780679600480","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}