nitrofd
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Any suggestions for the best book on this difficult time that only got worse with each day.
I am not as well read about Grant and/or early Reconstruction as many of you, and I know that Chernow's Grant is not popular with many of you. But I did appreciate & learn quite a bit about the Grant-Johnson relationship & about the period between the surrenders & Grant's inauguration from the Chernow's book.
I have "let us have peace" by Brooks Simpson even though the first third of the book covers the war years.I believe that Brooks Simpson has one that covers that era.
Any suggestions for the best book on this difficult time that only got worse with each day.
I never put stock into anything anyone says good or bad about a book. I read it and then decide myself if it is a good book or not. I have as of yet read a book that I did not learn something from. I am not saying all books are good, just that I learn from them all.
Thank you for your input.The Presidency of Andrew Johnson by Albert Castel.
I happened to like Chernow's book on Grant.it was an easy read and did contain alot of information.the problem most people appears to be that Chernow portrays Grant as being an Alcoholic.it has been known that on a few occasions Grant may have had a problem with the bottle and a drink or two was too many for him,but Chernow keeps referring to it over and over again.what he says in most cases had absolutely no bearing on events that followed,his comment may have added some color to his work but they added nothing of value and really were not needed.aside from this it's a good book.I am not as well read about Grant and/or early Reconstruction as many of you, and I know that Chernow's Grant is not popular with many of you. But I did appreciate & learn quite a bit about the Grant-Johnson relationship & about the period between the surrenders & Grant's inauguration from the Chernow's book.
"I learn from them all." There's a lot of truth in your statement, William, and I've found that it's also a good idea to read several books, not just one, on a topic. Of course this can be awfully hard on the book budget, or involve a lot of waiting for a public library copy to be available.