Title
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
6-2016
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Department 2
History
Abstract
Politicians have never been shy about writing about themselves, even when it seemed that all they could expect from the public was a polite nod. The Civil War era abounded in such political selfies, among them George W. Julian’s Political Recollections 1840 to 1872, John Sherman’s Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet, David Turpie’s Sketches of My Own Times, Albert Riddle’s Recollections of War Times: Reminiscences of Men and Events in Washington, 1860–1865, Alexander McClure’s Recollections of Half a Century, and, of course, Ulysses S. Grant’s Complete Personal Memoirs. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Guelzo, Allen C. "A Springfield Education." Washington Monthly (June 2016).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the Washington Monthly.
Comments
Book Reviewed: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, 1809-1849.
by Sidney Blumenthal, Simon & Schuster, 576 pp.
This piece was originally published in Washington Monthly, and was later published by the Illinois Times, and the State Journal-Register.