Bibliograph

The impeachment of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen L. Carter

Type

Label

The impeachment of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen L. Carter

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The impeachment of Abraham Lincoln

Medium

sound recording audiobook CD

Responsibility statement

Stephen L. Carter

Summary

Stephen Carter's thrilling new novel takes as its starting point an alternate history: President Abraham Lincoln survives the assassination attempt at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865--only to be charged with overstepping his Constitutional authority during the Civil War, and faced with impeachment. Abigail, a young black woman recently graduated from Oberlin, is hired by a D.C. law firm to assist in Lincoln's defense. Working with a white clerk named Jonathan, and ducking the admonitions of her formidable Nanny Pork, Abigail embarks on a life that defies the norms of Washington society. But when one of Lincoln's lead lawyers is found brutally murdered, she finds herself plunged into a web of intrigue, politics, and conspiracy more tangled than she could have imagined

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator