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After arriving in washington in 1861 after his election, abraham lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his presidency. Point to point navigation 2006 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. Gore vidal s narratives of empire series spans the history of the united states from the revolution to the postworld war ii years. A prolific essayist and acclaimed author of historical novels such as 1984s lincoln, his talent for positioning history within a modern context is one thing about vidal that remains undisputed.