Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home, (Hardcover)

from estamm

Well researched book about a the Soldier's Home, where Lincoln stayed during the hot summers during the Civil War. I was aware of this location, but this book brought to life many more details about it than I had known before. In addition to stories about the Lincoln's in the house itself, the au...

from Schneider

The Soldier's Home was to serve as a retreat for Lincoln and his family. It was intended to be a place where Mr. Lincoln and his family could get away from the hectic life of Washington and the White House. But was it? Did the Soldiers home have such and impact on the President that it could infl...

from gbelik

Lincoln and his family spent summers at a house on the grounds of a wounded soldier's retirement home. It was a lovely wooded location, but an easy 30 minute commute to the White House. His time there allowed him to relax a little, though he still met many visitors and read and wrote important sp...