Synopses & Reviews
No American president has enjoyed as intimate a relationship with the soldiers in his army as did the man they called "Father Abraham." In andlt;Iandgt;Lincoln's Men,andlt;/Iandgt; historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries -- the voices of the volunteers -- to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became "Father" throughout both the army and the North as a whole. andlt;BRandgt; How did Lincoln inspire the faith and courage of so many shattered men, as they wandered the inferno of Shiloh or were entrenched in the siege of Vicksburg? Why did soldiers visiting Washington feel free to stroll into the White House as if it were their own home? In this through and authoritative work, Davis removes layers of mythmaking to recapture the real moods and feelings of an army facing one of history's bloodiest conflicts. andlt;Iandgt;Lincoln's Menandlt;/Iandgt; casts a new light on our most famous president and on America's revolution -- on our country's father and its rebirth.
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andlt;divandgt;Tom O'Brien USA Today Meticulous....A work from the heart....Inspiring.
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Robert Taylor andlt;Iandgt;The Boston Globeandlt;/Iandgt; Amid a continuing avalanche of books about the Civil War, William C. Davis's andlt;Iandgt;Lincoln's Menandlt;/Iandgt; is in a class of its own.
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James I. Robertson, Jr. andlt;Iandgt;Richmond Times-Dispatchandlt;/Iandgt; Dramatic, moving, informative, human to the core, this study is historical reporting at its best.
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James P. Pinkerton Los Angeles Times Stirring.
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William Safire andlt;Iandgt;The New York Times [Lincoln's Men]andlt;/Iandgt; will be a surprise best seller.
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Ed Malles andlt;Iandgt;The Orlando Sentinelandlt;/Iandgt; An excellent book....Davis' talent for the details that define the whole is used to great advantage here, and his ability to craft the evidence to support his premise makes the book all the more convincing.
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Richard R. Roberts andlt;Iandgt;The Indianapolis Starandlt;/Iandgt; In William C. Davis' andlt;Iandgt;Lincoln's Men,andlt;/Iandgt; Abraham Lincoln rises above the sniping of revisionist historians and retains the towering image that makes him synonymous with freedom and the potential for greatness in the common man....[A] vivid portrayal of how soldiers felt about the soft-spoken "father".
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Bill McLain andlt;Iandgt;San Antonio Express-Newsandlt;/Iandgt; Lincoln becomes a stronger, larger military leader through this book's exposition and research. Davis has written a much-needed chapter of Civil War and military history.
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Jonathan Yardley andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Post Book Worldandlt;/Iandgt; What matters about andlt;Iandgt;Lincoln's Menandlt;/Iandgt; is that it is an overview of an always interesting subject.
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Tara Croft andlt;Iandgt;Chicago Magazineandlt;/Iandgt; Using letters written by soldiers during the Civil War, Davis offers compelling evidence of the compassion Illinois's favorite son had for the U.S. soldiers.
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Tom O'Brien andlt;Iandgt;USA Todayandlt;/Iandgt; Meticulous....A work from the heart....Inspiring.
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James P. Pinkerton andlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Stirring.
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An unprecedented look at Lincoln's inspiring, intimate relationship with the Union Troops--based on thousands of letters and diary entries, most never before published. Facsimile documents.
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Lincoln is certainly one of the most beloved presidents in American history. And now William C. Davis demonstrates that Lincoln's contemporaries -- the men he led as commander-in-chief during the Civil War -- were the first to recognize his unique qualities as a devoted and caring leader. Throughout the war, thousands of soldiers wrote him personal letters and recorded their profound feelings for him in their diaries and letters home. Davis, one of today's most respected Civil War historians, draws on these writings to offer an important new perspective on Lincoln.
Beginning with Lincoln's own experiences as a volunteer in the Black Hawk War, Davis sheds light on Lincoln's deep connection to the emotional toll of war on ordinary soldiers and their families. In meticulous and moving detail, he chronicles how and why Lincoln became known as "Father Abraham" throughout the army and the North as a whole.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;William C. Davisandlt;/Bandgt; has authored more than twenty-five books on the Civil War, including andlt;Iandgt;Jefferson Davis, Breckinridge, "A Government of Our Own": The Making of the Confederacy,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Three Roads to the Alamo.andlt;/Iandgt; He lives in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introduction: A Boy and a Bookandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1. Common Men, Uncommon Crisisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2. "A People's Contestandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3. The Year of McClellanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4. The Price of Freedomandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;S. The Friend of Friendsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6. Promises Keptandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7. The Quality of Mercyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8. andlt;Iandgt;Vox Solidariiandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9. "Where Are You Now, Father Abraham?"andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;