The Day Lincoln Lost, Charles Rosenberg
The Day Lincoln Lost, Charles Rosenberg
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The Day Lincoln Lost

Author: Charles Rosenberg

Narrator: Alex Wyndham

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2020


Synopsis

An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together—and those trying to crack it apart.

Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. Her fame as an abolitionist speaker had spread west and she knew that her first speech in the city would make headlines. One of the residents reading those headlines would be none other than the likely next president of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln, lawyer and presidential candidate, knew his chances of winning were good. All he had to do was stay above the fray of the slavery debate and appear the voice of reason until the people cast their votes. The last thing he needed was a fiery abolitionist appearing in town. When her speech sparks violence, leading to her arrest and a high-profile trial, he suspects that his political rivals have conspired against him.

President James Buchanan is one such rival. As his term ends and his political power crumbles, he gathers his advisers at the White House to make one last move that might derail Lincoln’s campaign, steal the election and throw America into chaos.

A fascinating historical novel and fast-paced political thriller of a nation on the cusp of civil war, The Day Lincoln Lost offers an unexpected window into one of the most consequential elections in our country’s history.

About Charles Rosenberg

Charles Rosenberg is the author of the legal thriller Death on a High Floor and its sequels. The credited legal consultant to the TV shows LA Law, Boston Legal, The Practice, and The Paper Chase, he was also one of two on-air legal analysts for E! Television’s coverage of the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trials. He teaches as an adjunct law professor at Loyola Law School and has also taught at UCLA, Pepperdine and Southwestern law schools. He practices law in the Los Angeles area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyson

Book: The Day Lincoln Lost Author: Charles Rosenberg Rating: 2 Out of 5 Stars I would like to thank the publisher, Hanover Square Press, for providing me with an ARC. This is one of those books that sounds good, but ends up missing something to really bring it home. When I first started reading, I was......more

Goodreads review by Paige

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own. Book: The Day Lincoln Lost Author: Charles Rosenberg Book Series: Standalone Rating: 3/5 Recommended For...: Historical fiction, Lincoln fans Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Publisher: Hanover Square Press Pages: 432 Reco......more

Goodreads review by David

Despite a few plot holes, I enjoyed reading most of the main story even though it had absolutely nothing to do with the title. Then with less than 10% of the book left, the author seemed to remember what he promised in the title and created an entirely contrived, ahistorical ending that left me feel......more

Goodreads review by Mary

This was a really interesting book! And reading it as the 2020 election is still being decided was exactly the perfect time. The election in this book is so much worse, with the consequences being so much more dire than our current one. It's good to have this perspective. We are definitely not livin......more

Goodreads review by Ashley

Rating: 2/5 Stars I wanted to like this book; I really did. However, it fell flat on almost every avenue. I left feeling lost as to what the book was really about, why the title was called “The Day Lincoln Lost,” and why I was lied to as a reader to make a story more interesting… when the real hist......more