Release: August 4, 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Source: Publisher
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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 a speaker against slavery 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 point of civil war, The Day Lincoln Lost offers an unexpected window into one of the most consequential elections in our country’s history.
About the Author:
Charles Rosenberg’s latest novel is the alternate history thriller The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington. It imagines what might have happened if the British had kidnapped George Washington and taken him to England for trial..
The first novel of Rosenberg was the legal thriller Death on a High Floor, an Amazon best-seller in 2014. It’s about the murder of the managing partner of a large international law firm. There were two sequels to that followed by new series in Write to Die, featuring a law firm in Hollywood.
Before writing, Chuck was a legal script consultant to three television shows: L.A. Law, The Practice and Boston Legal, and The Paper Chase . During the O .J. Simpson criminal trial, he was one of two on-air legal analysts for E! Entertainment Television’s live coverage of the trial. He also provided commentary for E!’s coverage of the Simpson civil trial.
Rosenberg has also taught extensively as an adjunct law professor, including at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles , the Loyola Law School International LLM Program in Bologna, Italy,
A graduate of Antioch College and the Harvard Law School,an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Chuck currently practices in the Los Angeles area .He lives with his wife, who is the very effective “in-house” initial editor of everything he writes.
The Day Lincoln Lost Review:
Let me preface by saying that I don’t know much about the history of Abraham Lincoln other than the very basic biodata. Hence, I enjoyed reading this story because it opened my eyes to research the topic further.
The author starts off the story brilliantly as we see Lucy on the run. As the story progresses, the author introduces us to additional characters that lead to a bigger picture. The characters are also nicely drawn. I particularly liked Clarence and thought he stood out in his conversations with Lincoln and Abby. Similarly, even Annabelle was electrifying in the scenes with Polly and Hostetler. Another highlight of the story was the trial. I love novels where we have a riveting court case, and this book did not disappoint on that account. It was fascinating to see how Lincoln and Lizar conducted Abby’s trial.
However, after reading the story, I researched the topic further and found that the events in the tale are altered and not what happened in reality. While I understand that this is historical fiction and the author has the right to spin the story, I felt disappointed after finding this out as someone with limited knowledge about the Presidency. Moreover, the story felt disjointed towards the end, as the trial events get over pretty early on the story, and the rest of the book follows Lincoln’s Presidency and the politics with the vote. Also, I felt that there were too many characters on the canvas, and some of the scenes were unnecessary.
Nevertheless, I found this to be a very captivating novel. Overall, “The Day Lincoln Lost” is a decent historical novel, which I recommend reading but not benchmark against the actual events that transpired.
