{"product_id":"murder-of-willie-lincoln-paperback","title":"Murder of Willie Lincoln - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBurt Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Willie Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting historical fiction debut by award-winning journalist Burt Solomon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWashington City, 1862: The United States lies in tatters, and the Civil War seems without end, despite Abraham Lincoln's determination to keep his beloved country united. Lincoln's soul is tested when tragedy strikes the White House: Willie, Lincoln's eleven-year-old son, the shining light in the president's life, dies--of typhoid fever, the doctors say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a message arrives, suggesting that murder, not illness, caused Willie's death. Lincoln asks John Hay, his trusted aide, to investigate. Hay, a boxer and a poet, is an adventurous, irreverent, skeptical, even cynical young man who is as close to Lincoln as a son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe more Hay unearths, the more daunting his task seems. Suspicions of a secessionist conspiracy within the Executive Mansion itself. A threat to Lincoln's surviving sons. An extortion attempt against the president's hellcat of a wife. As the war rages on, John Hay chases the truth of Willie's murder through the loftiest and lowest corners of Washington City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he closes in, he discovers just how far Lincoln's enemies will go to keep him silent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBURT SOLOMON is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhere They Ain't\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of baseball in the 1890s. At \u003ci\u003eNational Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covered the White House and other aspects of Washington life, he was awarded the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency. \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Willie Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761424007456,"sku":"9780765385857","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5fc8888ca7cf8c3f8ce2eda7b3bf68e.webp?v=1780207134","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/murder-of-willie-lincoln-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}