Title: Secret Lives in the Civil War
Review: I am a big fan of John Jakes. ON SECRET SERVICE is as good as all his other books; the difference is that it stands alone and is not part of a series. The books tells the story of how the modern-day government Secret Service agency began during the Civil War. It's really interesting to read how it started from untrained amateurs, what tactics it used and how it infringed on individual rights...especially in consideration of today's operatives in the Secret Service and CIA. It is, however, more than just a story about this service. It is a wonderful historical fiction about how the Civil War affected the lives of ordinary people and how it truly tore our country apart. It also gives great insight into Lincoln and the original Pinkerton Detective Agency. If you hated studying the Civil War and know little about it, this book will change that.
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