As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration--an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent by any means necessary.
Lincoln on the Verge tells the story of America\'s greatest president and the obstacles he overcame, well before he could take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address..
But the President-Elect discovered an inner strength, which deepened with the exhausting ordeal of meeting millions of Americans.
The journey would draw on all of Lincoln\'s mental and physical reserves.
From the moment the Presidential Special left the station, a new Lincoln was on display, speaking constantly, from a moving train, to save the Republic.
How did Lincoln survive this grueling odyssey, to become the president we know from the history books? Lincoln on the Verge tells the story of a leader discovering his own strength, improvising brilliantly, and seeing his country up close during these pivotal Thirteen days.
It is no exaggeration to say that the fate of the Republic hung in the balance.
To make matters worse, reliable intelligence confirmed a conspiracy to assassinate him as he passed through Baltimore.
Bankrupt and rudderless, the government was on the verge of collapse.
But as the train began to carry Lincoln toward Washington, it was far from certain what he would find there.
On the eve of his 52nd birthday, February 11, 1861, the President-Elect of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, walked onto a train, the first step of his journey to the White House, and his rendezvous with destiny.
Drawing on new research, this account reveals the President-Elect as a work in progress, showing him on the verge of greatness, foiling an assassination attempt, and forging an unbreakable bond with the American people.
As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration--an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent by any means necessary
