Title: April 1865, A pivotal month and a pivotal book.
Review: Jay Winik has written a book that is a page turner, at least for me. His treatment of Lee, Grant, Lincoln, and the hundreds of other players during this episode of American history in nothing short of wonderous.Also, Winik's treatment of the irony sprinkled throughout the events of this month in history is great also. A clerks error and the confederate army starves. Starving armies don't remain in the field for very long. One can't help but wonder how different American history would have been had this minor mistake not taken place. (What happened to the food anyway?)Lincoln's revelation of the dream in which he is dead is chilling to say the least.I could recommend this book to anyone including Lee, Grant, and Lincoln.
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