Myths after Lincoln
Lloyd Lewis
- New York The Press of The Readers Club 1941
- xii, 367 p.
Includes Index
The dying god. Three silver stars ; Mad March hares ; In the cabin of the "River Queen" ; "Just a friend from Illinois" ; "A ship sailing rapidly" ; Horrible carnival ; Cold rain in the morning ; "Black Easter" ; They knew what God wanted ; The dying god ; The mirrors were draped ; Half circus, half heartbreak -- The American Judas. Portrait of an assassin's father ; Women "spoiled" him ; Cartoon assassins ; "Ham actor" ; Red sundown ; "The widow-woman" ; The four who were hanged ; Sharks and cats ; "This is to certify-- " ; Phantom footsteps ; "The glory-to-God man" -- Altar smoke. Myths at the tomb of Lincoln ; The "Coney" men ; The Lincoln Guard of Honor ; The dreams of a prophet ; The holiday of death ; "The shapes arise" ; Afterglow.
Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Booth, John Wilkes 1838-1865