{"product_id":"lincolns-men-the-president-and-his-private-secretaries-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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpstein, Daniel Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDaniel Mark Epstein has written more than fifteen books of poetry, biography, and history, including the award-winning \u003cem\u003eLincoln\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhitman and The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of the top ten books of the year by the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317889077522,"sku":"9780061565496","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f03ecfb6-dea3-483d-9b81-57131f826071.jpg?v=1727542211","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lincolns-men-the-president-and-his-private-secretaries-9780061565496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}