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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
a fascinating read
+ Wasa Lincoln some sort of God to be worship?
+ Exceptional (and lengthy) book
+ Doris Kearns Goodwin is a treasure
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
James M. McPherson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness
+ If you read one book on the civil war
+ A Great One-Volume History of the Civil War
+ A SHRILL ARGUMENT - THEN BLOOD
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2001
Still the best, after all
+ Old reliable...
+ Leonardo Lee's review
+ A review of the audiobook (a history teacher's review)
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)
James L. Swanson
Harper Perennial, 2007
Suspenseful
+ Great, in depth!
+ Manhunt
+ Certainly the "best show" in writing on Lincoln's assassination
+ A Real Life Thriller
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Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
Noah Andre Trudeau
Harper Perennial, 2003
One of the Best
+ A Newcomer's Perspective
+ A Newcomer's Perspective...
+ The Best One Volume Book on Gettysburg
+ Excellent Single Volume Work
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The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage
Daniel Mark Epstein
Ballantine Books, 2008
This will be the most talked about Lincoln book this season
+ Insightful and beautifully written
+ Very Intimate and Personal History of the Lincoln Maraige
+ Best Lincoln Book in a Generation
+ An inveterate reader
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Tony Horwitz
Vintage, 1999
Fun, fair & worth every penny
+ confederates in the attic
+ Thanks, Tony
+ What Fun
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The War: Stonewall Jackson, His Campaigns and Battles, the Regiment, as I Saw Them
James H. Wood
CreateSpace, 2008
"It is the duty of the survivors to preserve from oblivion the names and deeds of their dead comrades." The War is a first-hand look into the Civil War through the eyes of a Confederate veteran who fought in such historic battles as the battles of Antietam, Sharpsburg, and Gettysburg.
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The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage
Daniel Mark Epstein
Ballantine Books, 2008
This will be the most talked about Lincoln book this season
+ Insightful and beautifully written
+ Very Intimate and Personal History of the Lincoln Maraige
+ Best Lincoln Book in a Generation
+ An inveterate reader
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
James M. McPherson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness
+ If you read one book on the civil war
+ A Great One-Volume History of the Civil War
+ A SHRILL ARGUMENT - THEN BLOOD
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|
|
|
|
| |
|
Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage
Noah Andre Trudeau
Harper Perennial, 2003
One of the Best
+ A Newcomer's Perspective
+ A Newcomer's Perspective...
+ The Best One Volume Book on Gettysburg
+ Excellent Single Volume Work
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|
|
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The War: Stonewall Jackson, His Campaigns and Battles, the Regiment, as I Saw Them
James H. Wood
CreateSpace, 2008
"It is the duty of the survivors to preserve from oblivion the names and deeds of their dead comrades." The War is a first-hand look into the Civil War through the eyes of a Confederate veteran who fought in such historic battles as the battles of Antietam, Sharpsburg, and Gettysburg.
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Tony Horwitz
Vintage, 1999
Fun, fair & worth every penny
+ confederates in the attic
+ Thanks, Tony
+ What Fun
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|
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|
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2001
Still the best, after all
+ Old reliable...
+ Leonardo Lee's review
+ A review of the audiobook (a history teacher's review)
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|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
a fascinating read
+ Wasa Lincoln some sort of God to be worship?
+ Exceptional (and lengthy) book
+ Doris Kearns Goodwin is a treasure
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