A Finger in Lincoln's Brain: What Modern Science Reveals about Lincoln, His Assassination, and Its Aftermath...

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E. Lawrence Abel

A Finger in Lincoln's Brain

What Modern Science Reveals about Lincoln, His Assassination, and Its Aftermath

E. Lawrence Abel

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Praeger Publishers Inc
16 January 2015

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American Civil War

This intriguing book examines Lincoln's assassination from a behavioral and medical sciences perspective, providing new insights into everything from ballistics and forensics to the medical intervention to save his life, the autopsy results, his compromised embalming, and the final odyssey of his bodily remains. In this book, E. Lawrence Abel sheds much-needed light on the fascinating details surrounding the death of Abraham Lincoln, including John Wilkes Booth's illness that turned him into an assassin, the medical treatment the president is alleged to have received after he was shot, and the significance of his funeral for the American public. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the science behind the assassination, a discussion of the medical care Lincoln received at the time he was shot and the treatment he would have received if he were shot today, and the impact of his death on his contemporaries and the American public.

The book examines Lincoln's fatalism and his unbridled ambition in terms of empirical psychological science rather than the fanciful psychoanalytical explanations that often characterize Lincoln psychohistories. The medical chapters challenge the long-standing description of Lincoln's last hours and examine the debate about whether Lincoln's doctors inadvertently doomed him.

By: E. Lawrence Abel
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781440831188
ISBN 10: 1440831181
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 16 January 2015
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

E. Lawrence Abel, PhD, is distinguished faculty professor of psychology and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Wayne State University.