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Title: Worth Reading But With Caveats
Review: Reading this book is liking going to a ball game to root for the home team; they lose the game but you had a good time anyway. I enjoyed the concept of a dual biography and tracing the movements of the two presidents during the Civil War years. But, after piecing together the facts, Chadwick doesn't add much depth as a writer or historian. He had an interesting game plan, but poor execution. Depending on the reader's level of Civil War study, there may be enough here to ignite an interest to read more. (It does have a great bibliography.) If you do pick up the book, be prepared for an annoying amount of misplaced facts, mistakes, and repetitive information. This book screams for an editor which it seems the publisher never provided.
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