Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, a worn, jaded professor comes to our nation??'s capitol to recuperate from his loss.& nbsp; What he finds there ??? in his repressed, lonely landlord, in the city??'s mood and architecture, and in the letters and journals of Mary Todd Lincoln ??? shows him new, poignant truths about America, yearning, loneliness, and mourning itself.& nbsp;
