Includes Readers Guide containing Inside an enigma: an essay by Louis Bayard; an interview with Louis Bayard; questions for discussion (pages 383-396).
Summary:
When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the spring of 1840, he is on no one's short list to be president. A country lawyer living above a dry goods shop, he is lacking both money and manners, and his gift for oratory surprises those who meet him. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma.
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