Lincoln: A Novel
What happens in the opening scene of Lincoln: A Novel?
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Gore Vidal opens the novel on February 23, 1861, at precisely 5:55 AM as Lincoln, the chagrined President-elect, sneaks into Washington, D.C. incognito because of a plot on his life uncovered in Baltimore. Only Congressman Washburn, who also hails from Illinois, comes to greet him.
Lincoln: A Novel