Written by Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president and co-star of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, is obviously remembered for historical accomplishments such as the Union’s Civil War victory, the Emancipation Proclamation and the legendary Gettysburg Address, which, as any historian will tell you, didn’t end with Lincoln asking those gathered to pull his finger. But on other occasions, […]
If the story rested on the bizarre coincidence of the arrests in 1865 and 1888, that would be compelling enough. But during my research, I encountered an extraordinary figure whose life consisted of a series of crises and scandals. It included two manslaughter cases; violent assaults; arrests for gross indecency; and accusations of business fraud. […]