The Month that Saved America...
“Appomattox was not preordained…And yes, if paradoxically, these were Lee’s finest hours, and they were so, too, were they Grant’s greatest moments.” Jay Winik A Review of April 1865, The Month That Saved America Our next stop on my journey reading through the 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die brings us to Civil War ravished America for the epic history nonfiction book, April 1865, The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik. I am not being hyperbolic when I say this is the best book on the American Civil War that I have ever read up this point in my life. My reading of this great book of history regarding that pivotal month gave me another perspective regarding the leaders of the Civil War. I appreciate a book that assists in broadening my horizons and modifying my thinking. April 1865 is twenty years old and was originally released in 2001. This work of history/biography is approximately 400 pages long and is jammed packed with facts, anec...