COCONUT GROVE, Fla., Feb. 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Against the rich background of post-Civil War Chicago, A Warrant For Mrs. Lincoln blends a unique cast of historical and fictional characters whose lives intertwine during the insanity trial of Abraham Lincoln's widow. The powerful historical context includes the Lincoln assassination; the Chicago fire; Mrs. Lincoln's trial; her interment in the Bellevue institution in Batavia, Illinois; and the valiant rescue of Mrs. Lincoln by Myra Bradwell, the first woman denied admission to the practice of law by the United States Supreme Court. The entire story is told by fictional narrator, Helen Waite, who also recounts her own enduring and frustrated love story in this passionate, literary, and page-turning novel.
Mrs. Lincoln's saga begins on an ordinary day when she answers a knock on her door and is immediately informed of a warrant requiring her presence in court within an hour. Her shocking trial, the pathos of her residency in a mental institution, and the brilliant strategy utilized to release her from the institution are dramatically narrated.
The historical story is wrapped by an elegantly drawn fictional reminiscence of a passionate love forged, quite literally, out of the Chicago fire.
This is a novel that will be enjoyed by Lincoln lovers, history buffs, and enthusiasts of literary fiction .
About the Author
Nancy Schleifer is an attorney and child advocate. She has been involved in hundreds of appeals and many first impression legal issues involving children in Florida. Nancy Schleifer has taught a range of literary and legal subjects in several South Florida colleges and universities and has written extensively in the legal field. This is her first published novel. Visit her official website at www.warrantformrslincoln.com.
A Warrant For Mrs. Lincoln by Nancy Schleifer
Publication Date: January 15, 2007
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