KCDC Book Club: Lincoln in the Bardo
In this celebrated first novel of George Saunders, you will enter the ghostly world of young Willie Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln who died while his father was in office. Willie adjusts to the afterlife with the help of some of his new “neighbors” at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Join a discussion of Lincoln in the Bardo at the Oak Hill Cemetery chapel. After the discussion, you’ll have the option of visiting the tomb where Willie was interred (and where his father came to visit). Please email us if you have trouble obtaining a copy of the book.
Location
Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel
3001 R St. NW
Washington,
DC
20007
Neighborhood: Georgetown
Past event
Instructors
Brian Shell is a lifelong resident of the District of Columbia, a former member of the Maryland National Guard, and a Civil War enthusiast. Maybe “enthusiast” is the wrong word. He doesn’t want more civil wars; he is enthusiastic about the connections between past and present, and how what came before bleeds into the now and shapes the views we hold today.
Jess Unger is a public historian who spends her days at the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, helping museums, archives, and libraries connect with emergency planning resources.