E. Lawrence Abel is an emeritus professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of more than forty books and his articles have been published in various popular and scholarly magazines and journals.

“It is probable that most American historians, even those who specialize in our national fratricide, have never heard of Dr. Issachar Zacharie, Lincoln’s English-born and Jewish chiropodist, confidante, emissary and spy. That is unfortunate, because he is one of the most extraordinary figures to come out of the Civil War era. E. Lawrence Abel has ably corrected the deficiency, giving Zacharie center stage with lots of light in this wonderful book. It gives one pause to wonder: How many other nuggets of gold remain hidden to us?”—John C. Fazio, author of Decapitating the Union: Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the Plot to Assassinate Lincoln

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s NoteIntroductionPart One. The Past Is Prologue1. “Sucking the egg”2. “Act according to the custom of that place”Part Two. I. Zachariah, Jr., Cheroperdist3. “No Cure No Pay”4. “Where more money could be made faster”5. “We the undersigned”6. “A humble individual”7. California8. “Prince of chiropodists”9. The Mystic Cords of Memory10. “A chiropodist of marvelous skill”11. “Dr. Zacharie has operated on my feet”12. “Ode to Dr. Zacharie”13. “My own chiropodist is a Jew”Part Three. Spy and Diplomat14. The General Prohibition15. “Spare no expense”16. Spymaster17. “Monomaniacs”18. A Service He Alone Was Capable Of19. He Lacks Stability20. “Done things for me that would astonish you”21. “Can’t go Lincoln”22. “I promised I would elect you”23. “My family are crazy with joy”Part Four. Later Years24. “Surely you don’t intend to go for Grant”25. “Republics are unquestionably ungrateful”26. Return to England27. Death of an Eccentric Man28. AftermathAppendix: Zacharie’s AccountsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

E. Lawrence Abel is an emeritus professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of more than forty books and his articles have been published in various popular and scholarly magazines and journals.

“It is probable that most American historians, even those who specialize in our national fratricide, have never heard of Dr. Issachar Zacharie, Lincoln’s English-born and Jewish chiropodist, confidante, emissary and spy. That is unfortunate, because he is one of the most extraordinary figures to come out of the Civil War era. E. Lawrence Abel has ably corrected the deficiency, giving Zacharie center stage with lots of light in this wonderful book. It gives one pause to wonder: How many other nuggets of gold remain hidden to us?”—John C. Fazio, author of Decapitating the Union: Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the Plot to Assassinate Lincoln

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s NoteIntroductionPart One. The Past Is Prologue1. “Sucking the egg”2. “Act according to the custom of that place”Part Two. I. Zachariah, Jr., Cheroperdist3. “No Cure No Pay”4. “Where more money could be made faster”5. “We the undersigned”6. “A humble individual”7. California8. “Prince of chiropodists”9. The Mystic Cords of Memory10. “A chiropodist of marvelous skill”11. “Dr. Zacharie has operated on my feet”12. “Ode to Dr. Zacharie”13. “My own chiropodist is a Jew”Part Three. Spy and Diplomat14. The General Prohibition15. “Spare no expense”16. Spymaster17. “Monomaniacs”18. A Service He Alone Was Capable Of19. He Lacks Stability20. “Done things for me that would astonish you”21. “Can’t go Lincoln”22. “I promised I would elect you”23. “My family are crazy with joy”Part Four. Later Years24. “Surely you don’t intend to go for Grant”25. “Republics are unquestionably ungrateful”26. Return to England27. Death of an Eccentric Man28. AftermathAppendix: Zacharie’s AccountsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

E. Lawrence Abel is an emeritus professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of more than forty books and his articles have been published in various popular and scholarly magazines and journals.

“It is probable that most American historians, even those who specialize in our national fratricide, have never heard of Dr. Issachar Zacharie, Lincoln’s English-born and Jewish chiropodist, confidante, emissary and spy. That is unfortunate, because he is one of the most extraordinary figures to come out of the Civil War era. E. Lawrence Abel has ably corrected the deficiency, giving Zacharie center stage with lots of light in this wonderful book. It gives one pause to wonder: How many other nuggets of gold remain hidden to us?”—John C. Fazio, author of Decapitating the Union: Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the Plot to Assassinate Lincoln

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAuthor’s NoteIntroductionPart One. The Past Is Prologue1. “Sucking the egg”2. “Act according to the custom of that place”Part Two. I. Zachariah, Jr., Cheroperdist3. “No Cure No Pay”4. “Where more money could be made faster”5. “We the undersigned”6. “A humble individual”7. California8. “Prince of chiropodists”9. The Mystic Cords of Memory10. “A chiropodist of marvelous skill”11. “Dr. Zacharie has operated on my feet”12. “Ode to Dr. Zacharie”13. “My own chiropodist is a Jew”Part Three. Spy and Diplomat14. The General Prohibition15. “Spare no expense”16. Spymaster17. “Monomaniacs”18. A Service He Alone Was Capable Of19. He Lacks Stability20. “Done things for me that would astonish you”21. “Can’t go Lincoln”22. “I promised I would elect you”23. “My family are crazy with joy”Part Four. Later Years24. “Surely you don’t intend to go for Grant”25. “Republics are unquestionably ungrateful”26. Return to England27. Death of an Eccentric Man28. AftermathAppendix: Zacharie’s AccountsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex