The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story

by Benjamin Franklin Cooling III

Book Overview

The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story recounts the story of President Abraham Lincoln's role in the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. This engagement stands apart in American history as the only time a sitting American president came under enemy fire while in office. In this new study of this overlooked moment in American history, Cooling poses a troubling question: What if Lincoln had been shot and killed during this short...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442252782
• ISBN13: 9781442252783
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.6"