About Walter StahrI have the first printed copy of the Stanton book in my hands today. It is an exciting moment, about five years since I first thought about this topic, and here is the finished printed book. Simon & Schuster has done a great job (if I do say so) with the physical book. The paper is smooth, … READ MORE
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Stanton: Lincoln’s War Secretary, tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s indispensable Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, the man the president entrusted with raising the army that preserved the Union.LEARN MORE
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