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February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president...
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Fayard
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octobre 2020.
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"Novel about the death of William Wallace Lincoln, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln's 3rd son." --
Washington, nuit du 25 février 1862. Dans le cimetière de Oak Hill, près de la Maison-Blanche, quelque chose se prépare. Ce jour-là, on a enterré un enfant prénommé Willie, qui n'est autre que le fils du Président des États-Unis. En pleine nuit, Abraham Lincoln, dévasté de chagrin, vient se recueillir en secret sur sa sépulture. Il croit...
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