Indiana,1818.Moonlightfallsthroughthedensewoodsthatsurroundaone-roomcabin,whereanine-year-oldAbrahamLincolnkneelsathissufferingmother’sbedside.She’sbeenstrickenwithsomethingtheold-timerscall“MilkSickness.“
“Mybabyboy...“shewhispersbeforedying.
OnlylaterwillthegrievingAbelearnthathismother’sfatalafflictionwasactuallytheworkofavampire.
WhenthetruthbecomesknowntoyoungLincoln,hewritesinhisjournal,“henceforthmylifeshallbeoneofrigorousstudyanddevotion.Ishallbecomeamasterofmindandbody.Andthismasteryshallhavebutonepurpose...“Giftedwithhislegendaryheight,strength,andskillwithanax,AbesetsoutonapathofvengeancethatwillleadhimallthewaytotheWhiteHouse.
WhileAbrahamLincolniswidelylaudedforsavingaUnionandfreeingmillionsofslaves,hisvaliantfightagainsttheforcesoftheundeadhasremainedintheshadowsforhundredsofyears.Thatis,untilSethGrahame-SmithstumbleduponTheSecretJournalofAbrahamLincoln,andbecamethefirstlivingpersontolayeyesonitinmorethan140years.
UsingthejournalashisguideandwritinginthegrandbiographicalstyleofDorisKearnsGoodwinandDavidMcCullough,Sethhasreconstructedthetruelifestoryofourgreatestpresidentforthefirsttime-allwhilerevealingthehiddenhistorybehindtheCivilWaranduncoveringtherolevampiresplayedinthebirth,growth,andnear-deathofournation.--ThistextreferstotheKindleEditionedition.
