1864
Lincoln at the Gates of History

Lincoln In 1864 Charles Bracelen Flood graduated from Harvard with ambitions to become a creative writer. After writing two early novels, he began to write history and biography. In recent years, Flood has turned his formidable writing skills to the American Civil War, writing a moving biography of t......more

This is an extraordinary book. The author does a superb job balancing Lincoln's day to day activities, the politics and elections of 1864, the ups and down of the Civil War and the multitude of personalities involved, all the while providing enough historical detail to put this momentous year in U.S......more

I was a little surprised to see Charles Bracelen Flood doing a book about Lincoln. I previously read one of his books, Lee: The Last Years, and I had the impression that he was a "Southern" historian. And, maybe he is. I see other reviewers have said that he doesn't seem to like Lincoln. A historian......more

Flood doesn't admire Lincoln. And I suspect he does not tell a fair tale. Nicely written with moments of extraordinary clarity (particularly battles), Flood nonetheless seems to suggests that Lincoln is not only not the perfect man mainstream history adores -- a perfectly legitimate view -- but rath......more

A serious, detailed account of the last year of Lincoln and the Civil War.......more