tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post6903441613444028893..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Lincoln's secretaries & defendersLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-61495438923255918402014-07-02T19:48:44.774-05:002014-07-02T19:48:44.774-05:00Jane, I think you would really enjoy this, with yo...Jane, I think you would really enjoy this, with your Civil War background. I am fascinated by the inner circle around Lincoln - and these two had such a privileged position. I also read Vidal's book many years ago, so long ago that I can hardly remember it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-29782526273902046972014-07-02T12:50:46.532-05:002014-07-02T12:50:46.532-05:00I think I would really like this book--biographies...I think I would really like this book--biographies of people near the movers and shakers are usually interesting in their own right, and biographies of biographers is also interesting.<br /><br />>Hay and Nicolay wanted to correct what they saw as the false versions both of the war and of Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />Good for them!<br /><br />I read Gore Vidal's Lincoln many years ago, and it features both of these aides, but fictionalized.<br /><br />Now I wish I had time to read this book this year...it's going on the wish list.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-20491029222431290172014-06-30T19:04:46.700-05:002014-06-30T19:04:46.700-05:00Lark, I thought it was a great introduction to two...Lark, I thought it was a great introduction to two very interesting people, and a good overview of the period too.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-74552096076748718352014-06-30T11:51:57.866-05:002014-06-30T11:51:57.866-05:00Sounds interesting! Haven't read anything abou...Sounds interesting! Haven't read anything about these men or the lives they led, but this book sounds like the one to try. Great review! Thanks.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-2168521633914781302014-06-30T06:51:54.699-05:002014-06-30T06:51:54.699-05:00James, I grew up with the Reader's Digest, and...James, I grew up with the Reader's Digest, and my parents also subscribed to the Condensed Books. I read so many of those, and they were a great introduction to different authors & genres.<br /><br />vicki, it's interesting to me that the Centennial of the Great War is overlapping with the last two years of our Civil War. I've forgotten most of what I studied about the first world war, and I'd like to read more about it - especially after reading Vera Brittain & Dorothy Fisher.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-42769709011188523552014-06-30T02:43:39.585-05:002014-06-30T02:43:39.585-05:00I really think I should read more of my country...I really think I should read more of my country's history when I read posts like this: I am so drawn to distant lands, but especially as important Australian anniversaries loom (Gallipoli next year), there is presumably some really interesting stuff out there. Hmmm.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-47379729129255565592014-06-29T19:52:34.349-05:002014-06-29T19:52:34.349-05:00While I don't think I would read this book, or...While I don't think I would read this book, or the books the two men wrote, I do find this very interesting. It's a shame we don't have abridged publications anymore, the sort of thing that used to run in Reader's Digest and other magazines. I'd love to know more about this story. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com