"Lincoln on the Verge" by Ted Widmer recounts President-Elect Abraham Lincoln's 13-day trip to Washington D.C., a span where the relatively unknown president realized the grave crisis the nation faced.
Abraham Lincoln Leaves Springfield (Lincoln on the Verge)
When President-Elect Abraham Lincoln boarded a train for Washington D.C., he seemed to know it was the last time he would ever be..
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