April 1865
by Jay Winek, 2001, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., New York This was a great book to read, primarily because the author used, in his own words, “vivid writing.” I’m not sure what he meant by this, but his prose is … Continue reading →
by Jay Winek, 2001, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., New York This was a great book to read, primarily because the author used, in his own words, “vivid writing.” I’m not sure what he meant by this, but his prose is … Continue reading →
by Chris DeRose, 2014, Lyons Press, Guilford Connecticut This was a very interesting book for me to read as it had a wealth of information about the five former presidents who were alive when the Civil War began. I didn’t know … Continue reading →
by Jeff Shaara, Audiobook, 2012, Narrated by Paul Michael, Random House Audio We listened to this audiobook on our semi-annual trip from Florida to Rhode Island. The audiobook was 18 CD’s so it consumed about 2 1/2 days of our … Continue reading →
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2011, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York This is an attempt to make history exciting as it gets the reader inside of the heads of the individuals involved. It succeeds as entertainment but … Continue reading →
by E.L. Doctorow, 2006 This book disppointed me a great deal. I looked forward to reading a good historical novel on the Civil War and the subject of Sherman’s march to the sea interested me a great deal. The characters … Continue reading →
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin I approached the reading of this book with a great deal of anticipation because I was looking forward to a study of Lincoln written from a different perspective, a study on … Continue reading →