Tag Archives: United States/Civil War Period (1850-1877)

The Lincoln Miracle
by Ed AchornThe vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the…

Every Drop of Blood
by Ed AchornA brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story—Washington, D.C. on the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s historic second inaugural address as the lens through which to…

Shrouds of Glory
by Winston Groom“Groom peoples his history with vivid characters. Shrouds of Glory effectively evokes the overwhelming momentousness of war.” –Christopher Lehmann–Haupt, The New York Times

The Cosgrove Report
by G. J. A. O'Toole“Dazzling . . . A superior example of this genre.” —Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

The Collected Plays of Bernard Pomerance
by Bernard Pomerance“Bernard Pomerance’s writing is beautifully realized in all respects.” –Douglas Watt, New York Daily News

Bullwhip Days
by James Mellon“A rich source of cultural information . . . Eloquent and important. It stands as a group portrait of people not long dead, all…