STEPHEN CARTER AT R. J. JULIA BOOKSTORE

STEPHEN CARTER AT R. J. BOOKSTORE

Stephen Carter, "The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln"

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Start: Jul 19 2012 7:00 pm

Stephen L. Carter takes historical fiction to the next level with The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln. With this beloved president on trial for taking action beyond the powers of his office, Carter has wonderfully captured the question of the reach of presidential authority at times of war, and highlighted its timeless ambiguity.

This thrilling new novel takes an alternate history approach; President Abraham Lincoln survives the assassination attempt at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Two years later he is charged with overstepping his constitutional authority, both during and after the Civil War, and faces an impeachment trial...