{"product_id":"diary-of-gideon-welles-volume-gideon-welles-9781646791477","title":"Diary of Gideon Welles, Volume II: Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In this point of view, this Diary of Mr. Welles is among the most valuable documents within reach of our historical writers. As between the two, a diary should be accorded greater value than letters, for it is apt to be more ingenuous, more honest. Thus it is not possible to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimagine that any historian can possibly have access to better evidence than this Diary of Mr. Welles.\" --John T. Morse, Jr., in the Introduction, 1909\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson Vol. II\u003c\/em\u003e offers the view and experiences of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, of the Abraham Lincoln administration, and of the Andrew Johnson administration that followed. This volume covers the period of April 1,1864 through December 31, 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a lifelong custom of Gideon Welles to keep a diary, including during his years in public office. By 1909, his diaries, edited by Welles's son Edgar, were published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gideon Welles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646791479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646791477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.51d","brand":"Gideon Welles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943814037759,"sku":"9781646791477","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6eebece6-bc52-44fa-a276-013a1f33569b.jpg?v=1681500202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diary-of-gideon-welles-volume-gideon-welles-9781646791477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}