New Lincoln Novel Fills in the Gaps
Historical fiction can supplement nonfiction nicely. The Rail Splitter provides a great example.
The recently released novel The Rail Splitter by John Cribb follows much of Abraham Lincoln’s life, beginning with his youth in 1826 and taking us up to his decision to run for president. (The narrative continues in Cribb’s previous novel, Old Abe, which I have not read.)
When I read nonfiction biographies of historical figures like Lincoln, the early ye…
