Title: If you read one book on history this year, make it this one.
Review: Jay Winik's "April 1865" is a gem. I hesistated to read this book as I have read rather extensively on this period of U.S. history and wanted to expand the scope of my knowledge to other topics. I am so glad that I couldn't help myself. Winik does not hesitate to express an opinion and back it up factually. His research is obviously extensive and his ability to convey just how precariously the future of our Union was after Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assasination is riviting. The author's use of collective reference rather than numerical citation makes the read that much more enjoyable. This belongs with McPhearsons "Battle Cry of Freedom" and David Herbert Donald's "Lincoln" on the bookshelf of any budding historian.
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