Books written by John Y. Simon
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The Lincoln Forum: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, and the Civil War
A recent conference on Lincoln at Gettysburg resulted in this remarkable book of essays by distinguished Civil War scholars and Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, with an introduction by William C. Davis.
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History Thirty-First Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan
History Thirty-First Regiment Illinois Volunteers Organized by John A. Logan
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New Perspectives on the Civil War: Myths and Realities of the National Conflict
It was a gigantic national drama enacted by people who seem both contemporary and remote. Here for the first time, leading Civil War scholars gather to sort out the fact and fiction of our collective memories.
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: August 16-November 15, 1864
This volume provides a panoramic view of the Civil War unavailable elsewhere. Grant continued the siege of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Petersburg, but as summer ended, his armies had dramatic success elsewhere.
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The Union Forever: Lincoln, Grant, and the Civil War
The essays in The Union Forever explore the relationship between the two leaders and their influence on each other as well as their individual accomplishments and struggles.
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Lincoln Revisited
This essay collection “draws together some of the best and brightest Abraham Lincoln scholars around” for a fresh and enlightening view of his life (The Journal of American History).
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Ulysses S. Grant: Essays and Documents
An occasional publication of the Ulysses S. Grant Association that serves to supplement The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant by providing both interpretations of Grant and source material impossible or...
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 11
... v . 1. 1837–1861 – v . 2. April – September 1861 . v . 3. October 1 , 1861 - January 7 , 1862.-v. 4. January 8 - March 31 , 1862. v . 5. April 1 - August 31 , 1862.-v. 6. September 1 - Decem- ber 8 , 1862.-v. 7. December 9 , 1862 ...
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The Lincoln Forum: Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln
The essays offer important re-examinations of Lincoln as military leader, communicator, family man, and icon."--BOOK JACKET.