The Lincolns
Portrait of a Marriage
Written by Daniel Mark Epstein

Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-345-47800-9 (0-345-47800-2)

Although the private lives of political couples have in our era become front-page news, the true story of this extraordinary and tragic first family has never been fully told. The Lincolns eclipses earlier accounts with riveting new information that makes husband and wife, president and first lady, come alive in all... Read more >

Lincoln and Whitman
Parallel Lives in Civil War Washington
Written by Daniel Mark Epstein

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-345-45800-1 (0-345-45800-1)

Kindred spirits despite their profound differences in position, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman shared a vision of the democratic character. They had read or listened to each other’s words at crucial turning points in their lives, and both were utterly transformed by the tragedy of the Civil War. In this radiant... Read more >