Lincoln: A Novel | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Albany Plan - Advocated by Thurlow Weed, proprietor of a newspaper, the secret plan calls for excluding people like Salmon P. Chase from the Cabinet and turning Lincoln into a figurehead for Charles Seward. Lincoln hears about it and refuses to be bullied.

The Executive Mansion - Known unofficially as the President's House or the White House, this building is in poor physical condition and badly guarded when Abraham Lincoln first visits as President-elect.

Ford's Theater - After Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender, Booth sneaks up the stairs in this building and...
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