{"product_id":"lincolns-men-the-president-and-his-private-secretaries-isbn-9780061565496","title":"Lincoln's Men: The President and His Private Secretaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e“An intimate portrait of Lincoln, so well-drawn that he seems to come alive on the page.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eCharleston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Post \u0026amp; Courier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLincoln’s Men \u003c\/em\u003eby Daniel Mark Epstein offers a fascinating close-up view of the Abraham Lincoln White House through the eyes of Lincoln’s three personal secretaries: John Nicolay, William Stoddard, and John Hay. Like Doris Kearns Goodwin’s monumental \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, \u003cem\u003eTeam of Rivals, \u003c\/em\u003eEpstein’s \u003cem\u003eLincoln’s Men\u003c\/em\u003e sheds a new light on the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e U.S. president—his brilliance and vision in a time of national turmoil and Civil War—by focusing on his relationships with the men who worked closely by his side. \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e writes, “This is not your typical work of history. Epstein, a poet, employs a dreamy, novelistic tone in describing these young men and their tormented boss.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War three intelligent, articulate young men served as Abraham Lincoln's secretaries. John Nicolay and John Hay lived in the White House across the hall from the president's office and, together with William Stoddard, spent more time with Lincoln than anyone else outside his immediate family. \u003cem\u003eLincoln's Men\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating, intimate, and moving portrait of life in the Civil War White House and of the beleaguered president's extraordinary relationship with the indispensable trio he used as a sounding board—the best and the brightest of their day who had a place near the center of Washington's grandest galas and a front-row seat on the drama of war. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Epstein gives us an insider’s view of the Lincoln presidency with Lincoln’s Men.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourier-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lincoln’s Men is no book of dry facts and figures. Instead, it is an intimate portrait of Lincoln, so well-drawn that he seems to come alive on the page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharleston Post \u0026amp; Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Captures the lives of Lincoln’s secretaries” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fresh view.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbuquerque Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking at close quarters with Lincoln at the White House was an education in itself, as Daniel Mark Epstein observes” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is not your typical work of history.  Epstein, a poet, employs a dreamy, novelistic tone in describing these young men and their tormented boss.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An insider’s view of the [Lincoln] presidency...Nicolay and Hay wrote the diaries Lincoln never did, witnessing key moments from enviable vantage points.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourier-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Epstein brings something of an outsider’s perspective to the hothouse world of Lincoln scholarship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sheds light on the remarkable young men who served at Lincoln’s side.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lincoln, like most presidents, worked long hours. Really, really long hours. So it makes sense the folks who knew him best—and who offer possibly the freshest perspective on his well-documented life—were the guys he worked with every day of his presidency.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Daniel Mark Epstein’s LINCOLN’S MEN is no book of dry facts and figures. 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