Jason Emerson
Autor(a) de The Madness of Mary Lincoln
About the Author
Jason Emerson is a journalist and an independent historian who has been researching and writing about the Lincoln family for more than twenty-five years. His works include The Madness of Mary Lincoln; Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln; Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case: A Documentary mostrar mais History; and Lincoln's Lover: Mary Lincoln in Poetry. mostrar menos
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Obras por Jason Emerson
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1975-06-01
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
Membros
Críticas
Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln por Jason Emerson
I liked this book, but mainly because of my Lincoln obsession. The writing is a bit dry, and I felt that there wasn't a lot of insight into who Lincoln was as a person. This may be due to his own reticence and desire for privacy, so I cut Emerson some slack; still, 640 pages is a lot to read about someone who never really comes alive.
I liked this book, but mainly because of my Lincoln obsession. The writing is a bit dry, and I felt that there wasn't a lot of insight into who Lincoln was as a person. This may be due to his own reticence and desire for privacy, so I cut Emerson some slack; still, 640 pages is a lot to read about someone who never really comes alive.
What a stirring and heart-wrenching book of a well-known woman's life. To think that she was holding her husband's hand and talking with him shortly before he was assassinated in the theater - how that must have stayed with her for all those years.
The tragedies and deaths in her life are certainly many and would drive anyone into madness, even if temporarily: Willie in the White House, Abraham, Tad when a young man. Emerson brings these details into light especially from a Victorian context. It's hard to remember sometimes that this was the era in which the Lincoln's lived. Much of his research comes from missing letters from a family trunk, heretofore guessed at but only recently found.
Granted, the reading can be a bit dry but this book is definitely worth going through till the end. It does bring up the quandry of the mentally ill and the quality that their lives should have.… (mais)
The tragedies and deaths in her life are certainly many and would drive anyone into madness, even if temporarily: Willie in the White House, Abraham, Tad when a young man. Emerson brings these details into light especially from a Victorian context. It's hard to remember sometimes that this was the era in which the Lincoln's lived. Much of his research comes from missing letters from a family trunk, heretofore guessed at but only recently found.
Granted, the reading can be a bit dry but this book is definitely worth going through till the end. It does bring up the quandry of the mentally ill and the quality that their lives should have.… (mais)
I must admit to knowing almost nothing about Robert Todd Lincoln. In fact, I probably would have had trouble coming up with his name if asked. I saw a book review for this book and decided I needed to know more about the only surviving son of our 16th President. Boy, am I glad I did.
Robert T. Lincoln lived through some of the most amazing periods of history of the United States. He was about 21 when his father was elected President and close to 25 when he was killed by John Wilkes Boothe. He had to juggle the problems with his mother, the death of his younger brother Tad and somehow create an amazing career for himself while not trading on his fathers name and reputation.
While he tended to stay out of the limelight he did serve his country three times. Once as a member of Gen. Grant's staff who was at Appomattox when the surrender papers where signed and again when he was tapped to Secretary of War. The third time he was Ambassador to England. However he was an amazing attorney who amazed a fortune in his own right. He also served as President of the Pullman Company after the death of George Pullman.
His life was difficult, full of many things that he had to overcome but nothing brought him as low as the death of his only son while in England. That was the blow that brought him the lowest and led to him turning away from the law and to the world of business.
Amazing book, so many things I didn't know (he was the last person alive who was at Appomattox), it was a fascinating look at a forgot figure in history who lived his life in his fathers shadow and yet still succeeded at almost everything he did.
This is highly recommended for anyone who is a Lincoln fan, or just for anyone who appreciates a very well written biography.… (mais)
Robert T. Lincoln lived through some of the most amazing periods of history of the United States. He was about 21 when his father was elected President and close to 25 when he was killed by John Wilkes Boothe. He had to juggle the problems with his mother, the death of his younger brother Tad and somehow create an amazing career for himself while not trading on his fathers name and reputation.
While he tended to stay out of the limelight he did serve his country three times. Once as a member of Gen. Grant's staff who was at Appomattox when the surrender papers where signed and again when he was tapped to Secretary of War. The third time he was Ambassador to England. However he was an amazing attorney who amazed a fortune in his own right. He also served as President of the Pullman Company after the death of George Pullman.
His life was difficult, full of many things that he had to overcome but nothing brought him as low as the death of his only son while in England. That was the blow that brought him the lowest and led to him turning away from the law and to the world of business.
Amazing book, so many things I didn't know (he was the last person alive who was at Appomattox), it was a fascinating look at a forgot figure in history who lived his life in his fathers shadow and yet still succeeded at almost everything he did.
This is highly recommended for anyone who is a Lincoln fan, or just for anyone who appreciates a very well written biography.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 10
- Membros
- 296
- Popularidade
- #79,168
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 9
- ISBN
- 19