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Ebook About “Riveting . . . Enticing.” —The Washington Post “Exquisite.” —People “A triumph of a novel.” —Bookreporter.com “Rich, fascinating, and romantic.” —NewsdayA Washington Post Bestseller * A Indie Next Pick * An Apple Books Best of the Month for April * A People Magazine Best Book of the Week When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds this awkward country lawyer an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.” It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man with a gentle wit to match his genius, who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate polite society. Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents.Book Courting Mr. Lincoln: A Novel Review :
(4.5 stars) There's always been something about Mary Todd that history has chosen to dislike or take issue with. She was a shrew, difficult to live with, out of control, insane, made Lincoln's life a living hell, unlovable...you name it, it has been said. A good bit of blame may fall on William Herndon and Jesse Welk's biography of Lincoln published in 1889, which reflected Herndon's longtime negative feelings about Mary Todd. From there, many other historians have run with it.Well, thank you, Louis Bayard, for this kinder, gentler, more impartial look at Mary Todd. Bayard's novel is a snapshot in time, from 1839 to 1842, when Mary moved to Springfield, Illinois, met Lincoln, who was just beginning to involve himself in politics, became engaged to him in 1840, disengaged in 1841, and reengaged and married in 1842. Mary was recognized in Springfield society as lively, quick-witted, politically savvy and pretty. She became the "Belle of Springfield", courted by many , including Stephen Douglas, and other influential figures such as Webb and Trumbull.These are known facts. It's the beautiful filling in of details of their courtship that makes this book so engaging. Details about Mary, of course, as half the novel is written from her POV, but also details about Joshua Speed, whose POV is found in alternating sections of the novel. Speed was Lincoln's bosum buddy, close friend and bedmate from 1837 until the end of 1840. By "bedmate" one understands that they shared a bed as a sleeping arrangement common to that time. However, their extremely close friendship paired with this sleeping arrangement have led many to speculate that theirs was a romantic relationship and that Lincoln may have been bisexual.Bayard does not declare one way or the other, although he left subtle hints throughout the story, mostly about Speed. Instead he sticks closely to the known facts and presents us with a touching and tasteful portrayal of a great "bromance", which may or may not have been sexual, whether overt or latent. In the grand scheme of things, whose business is it but that of those most concerned, i.e., Speed, Lincoln and Mary?But it is my business to enjoy a well-written historical novel and this is that. It's also well researched and adheres closely to the historical record. It's so well researched that when Lincoln says to Mary on p. 360 of this story, "I once told you we were the two brokenest birds I knew...What I didn't see was how well our pieces might still fit together for all that," I went searching the internet, hoping it was based on a real quote, since so many other of the interactions here were historically documented. No such luck, but then I'm not a first-class researcher by any means.Whatever the case may be, one comes away from the reading of this knowing it is a love story, or rather two love stories. Joshua Speed and Lincoln shared a very close connection and an obvious love for each other, no matter what interpretation you choose to give this love. And Lincoln and Mary Todd also had a very close connection, based on their mutual interest in politics and the spark of the meeting of minds. How romantic and passionate this connection was again is up to the reader or researcher.The main story ends with Mary Todd and Lincoln's wedding, but the epilogue covers two periods beyond that: (1) An 1860 reunion of Speed and Lincoln and their wives as told from Speed's POV, and (2) An 1882 memory from Mary's POV. Both were unbelievably touching and actually choked me up.This was a lovely story. I found it to be beautifully written and believable. I'm grateful to Bayard for giving Mary back some of her dignity, grace, and good name. There has been much mud slung at her for too long. After all, just consider this: She suffered from migraines and perhaps even depression. She was married to a man who suffered bouts of severe depression and who was often absent during their married life. She lost her son Edward in 1850 at three years of age and then her son Willie in 1862 when he was eleven. All this while Civil War divided the country. Her beloved husband was assassinated in 1865. It would take an exceptionally strong and emotionally stable person to withstand all those blows and not become emotionally troubled.As I look back over what I have written so far (and it is probably too much), I see that I've given the impression that this is merely a story about Mary and Speed. Well, of course it is because everything is from their POV and not that of Lincoln. But it is also a touching look at Lincoln as a struggling lawyer and budding politician. A somewhat socially awkward man, self taught, from a rough background, needing help in learning the social graces and even grooming and sartorial advice.All in all, this was a great take on three historical characters, one beloved of most, one maligned by most, and one probably unknown to most. Of the many things that commend this novel, the first and foremost is the way in which it stands at the intersection of historical fact and historical fiction. In a way, this single novel defines all of historical fiction, at the same time and in the same way that it illustrates the way we have begun to look at historical events, and perhaps to revise them, or at least the way we approach them. That is the question.One illustration of this phenomenon is to look at what has been said about Robert E. Lee. They once said he was a great gentleman and a great general. But he fought and killed Americans, so that other Americans could remain enslaved. The Lee partisans have always excused this by saying that Americans in the middle of the nineteenth century felt differently about slavery than we do now. Is that so? Can one ever not see slavery for what it is? Certainly, many other Americas saw it for what it was, even then. So, can we judge Lee from our current perspective? Yes. I am reminded of a literary critic who once foolishly said about The Bible, that "They did not have irony then." There was a Golden Rule in the time of Robert E. Lee. Humans had hearts. Most of the Lee hagiography was fomented by post-Reconstruction racist polemicists, anyway. He fought on the wrong side, the very wrong side.In its review, "The Washington Post" says that "Courting Mr. Lincoln" poses the question of whether Abraham Lincoln might have been gay, or at least bisexual. Those who would argue against that would say that most men and women did not openly consider the possibility of homosexuality back then, and that two men sharing a bed (more scarce then than now) for several years, and being very close friends, was not at all unusual. Two heterosexual men would not have given it a second thought. But that is irrelevant. Joshua Speed and Abraham Lincoln shared an intimacy and in fact loved one another, as Mr. Bayard shows, and as every history of Lincoln indicates. Whether or not there was intimate sexual contact is really just splitting hairs.Even just asking the question betrays a bias.Lincoln was gay. Or was bisexual. He was so in at least in the ways the each one of us is. Our attractions and love follow unseen forces and pathways, irrespective of gender. Yes. We can look at the past from our modern perspective. This is a lesson we are learning about history. And it is the very point of an historical novel, which Mr. Bayard's novel makes eminently clear.It is also an excellent atmospheric immersion into that time and place. As in revising history, it gives the modern reader a way into the history of Abraham Lincoln and his relationships to his friends and his wife. It does so with heart and wisdom and a warm respect for its subjects. I have read many histories of Lincoln, but this was somehow more fun, more interesting, and most importantly, most accessible.Read it an ponder whether we can look at history from a modern perspective. And ponder the Venn diagram overlap that has always been between historical fact and historical fiction. And, above all, buy this book and read it. 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