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Book SynopsisUnraveling the fabled romance between Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge
Trade ReviewWinner of the ARSC Award for Excellence in Recorded Jazz, Blues or Gospel, 1994. Post-Corbett Award finalist, 1993.
"Intelligent detective work that, at last, convincingly untangles the story of the young Lincoln's romance with Ann Rutledge."--
Christian Science Monitor"Atmospheric, briskly paced, compellingly written."--
Illinois Historical Journal"A provocative book . . . .
The Shadows Rise belongs in any collection of books on Lincoln."--
Civil War"With exacting care and minute attention to detail, Walsh sifts the evidence . . . . Neither diminishing the importance of the event nor making it the central pivot of his life, Walsh places Lincoln's lost love in its appropriate context."--
Georgia Historical Quarterly"The most detailed study of the Abraham Lincoln-Ann Rutledge relationship yet written. Carefully researched and convincingly argued, it should set to rest once and for all the widespread misconception that Lincoln's first love affair was a myth or that the sudden death of Ann Rutledge was an incident of little importance in his early life."--Douglas L. Wilson, co-editor of
Herdon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements about Abraham Lincoln
