Senin, 30 Januari 2017

Book Review: Lincoln and the Power of the Press

Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion  By Harold Holzer Simon & Schuster 2014, $37.50 Abraham Lincoln understood the power of the press. From early in his career, he subscribed to multiple papers, courted editors and tracked reports of his remarks. Following the debates with Stephen Douglas in 1858, he …

The post Book Review: Lincoln and the Power of the Press appeared first on HistoryNet.



Related Posts:

  • ACW Book Review: Mosquito SoldiersMosquito Soldiers: Malaria, Yellow Fever, and the Course of the Civil War by Andrew McIlwaine Bell, Louisiana State University Press, 2010, $29.95 “The American Civil War, like eve… Read More
  • Rebels in CheckRobert E. Lee counted on Union mistakes to help his gambit at Gettysburg succeed. But this time, the Yankees wouldn’t play along. When Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of … Read More
  • ACW Book Review: Years of Change and SufferingYears of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine edited by James M. Schmidt and Guy R. Hasegawa, Edinborough Press, 2009, $29.95 In his Second Inaugural Add… Read More
  • Tracing NatchezIt’s timeless, it’s storied, and a river runs through it. It was 5:30 a.m. and I was bumping down a deserted highway in an overheated school bus packed with dozens of hyper, hydrat… Read More
  • ACW Book Review: Seen the GlorySeen the Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg by John Hough Jr., Simon & Schuster, 2009, $25 Civil War novels tend to be enigmatic—many are published, but few reach the l… Read More

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar