An American Marriage

by Michael Burlingame

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln was apparently one of those men who regarded "connubial bliss" as an untenable fantasy. During the Civil War, he pardoned a Union soldier who had deserted the army to return home to wed his sweetheart. As the president signed a document sparing the soldier's life, Lincoln said: "I want to punish the young man-probably in less than a year he will wish I had withheld the pardon."

Based on thirty years of research, An American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643137344
• ISBN13: 9781643137346
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"