Why did John Wilkes Booth do it? In My Thoughts Be Bloody young historian Nora Titone is one of the few to have genuinely explored this question. In doing so, she has crafted a fascinating psychological drama about one of… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
In the tradition of Black Hawk Down, Malcolm MacPherson vividly brings to life this harrowing story of courage, pathos, and war at its grittiest.… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
Why did John Wilkes Booth do it? In My Thoughts Be Bloody young historian Nora Titone is one of the few to have genuinely… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did Lee fail?… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
“(Jefferson) was deeply suspicious of Hamilton's assumption plan (by which the nation would assume responsibility for the states' individual war debts.) He feared this… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
“And where abolitionists preached slavery as a violation against the higher law, Southerners angrily countered with their own version of the deity, that it… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
“But where Lincoln’s absent hand was felt most keenly was in race relations. Black codes were passed in state after state across the South—as… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
