Lincoln's White House: The People's House in Wartime
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LBSIZOM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 195 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A House Divided" according to Christian Schlect. A book that transcends what might have been an ordinary rehash of the White House at time of war. The author, James B. Conroy, brings a sharp eye for detail and a solid understanding of the politics of the day to this Civil War-era tale.Here one is taken along the journey endured by President Lincoln in the building that was both his personal residence and office for his entire term of office. His capable aides--notably Nicolay and Hay--, the swarm of ever present office-seekers, the lax . Once again, Conroy brings history to life with revealing Henry Horbaczewski Once again, Conroy brings history to life with revealing portraits, telling vignettes and a fascinating backstage tour of the wartime White House in an age in which the President's staff did not outnumber the Army of the Potomac. If you seek not just knowledge but understanding, start here.. Enhanced Appreciation of President Lincoln Having thoroughly enjoyed Mr.Conroy's first book, Our One Common Country, I was truly excited to read his next story about Lincoln's time while in the White House. It did not disappoint Very rarely and if ever has there been such a vivid account written where the reader feels like he or she has been transported back in history to intimately experience the trials and tribulations of Lincoln's political and personal life while in the Civil War White House. Mr. Conroy's work is exceptionally
By recreating moments—great and small—of joy, grief, exhaustion, commotion, and solitude, Lincoln’s White House gives us a new appreciation for the burdens Lincoln and his family endured during the Civil War." (Jonathan W. Not only are his research and analysis impressive, but with the flair of a novelist or playwright, Conroy succeeds in truly bringing the story alive by skillfully evoking its anxiety-riven characters and its grand but dilapidated locale. The White House that has heretofore been the background of numerous Lincoln books now becomes the foreground of Lincoln’s Civil War t
Relying on fresh research and a character-driven narrative and drawing on untapped primary sources, he takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour that provides new insight into how Lincoln lived, led the government, conducted war, and ultimately, unified the country to build a better government of, by, and for the people.. We see the constant stream of visitors, from ordinary citizens to visiting dignitaries and diplomats. James Conroy brings to life the people who knew it, from servants to cabinet secretaries. Conroy enables the reader to see how the Lincolns lived and how the administration conducted day-to-day business during four of the most tumultuous years in American history. Co-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeLincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the executive mansion from Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865
He resides on Boston’s South Shore.. James Conroy, a trial lawyer in Boston for over thirty years, is the author of Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865 (Lyons Press, 2014)