{"product_id":"lincolns-informer-carl-j-guarneri-9780700628469","title":"Lincoln's Informer: Charles A. Dana and the Inside Story of the Union War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe index to \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Informer\u003c\/i\u003e has been revised since the book's first printing. \u003cem\u003eClick here to read and download the revised index.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner: Albert Castel Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a recent poll of leading historians, Charles A. Dana was named among the \"Twenty-Five Most Influential Civil War Figures You've Probably Never Heard Of.\" If you \u003ci\u003ehave\u003c\/i\u003e heard of Dana, it was probably from his classic \u003ci\u003eRecollections of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e (1898), which was ghostwritten by muckraker Ida Tarbell and riddled with errors cited by unsuspecting historians ever since. \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Informer\u003c\/i\u003e at long last sets the record straight, giving Charles A. Dana his due in a story that rivals the best historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana didn't just record history, Carl J. Guarneri notes: he made it. Starting out as managing editor of Horace Greeley's \u003ci\u003eNew York Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, he led the newspaper's charge against proslavery forces in Congress and the Kansas territory. When his criticism of the Union's prosecution of the war became too much for Greeley, Dana was drafted by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to be a special agent--and it was in this capacity that he truly made his mark. Drawing on Dana's reports, letters, and telegrams--\"the most remarkable, interesting, and instructive collection of official documents relating to the Rebellion,\" according to the custodian of the Union war records--Guarneri reconstructs the Civil War as Dana experienced and observed it: as a journalist, a confidential informant to Stanton and Lincoln, and, most controversially, an administration insider with surprising influence. While reporting most of the war's major events, Dana also had a hand in military investigations, the cotton trade, Lincoln's reelection, passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, and, most notably, the making of Ulysses S. Grant and the breaking of other generals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana's reporting and Guarneri's lively narrative provide fresh impressions of Lincoln, Stanton, Grant, and other Union war leaders. \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Informer\u003c\/i\u003e shows us the unlikely role of a little-known confidant and informant in the Lincoln administration's military and political successes. A remarkable inside look at history unfolding, this book draws the first complete picture of a fascinating character writing his chapter in the story of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl J. Guarneri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700628460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700628469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2019 pg. 1","brand":"Carl J. Guarneri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120106893567,"sku":"9780700628469","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83dbe167-a697-4218-9ee8-53b6a047bf93.jpg?v=1687412587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lincolns-informer-carl-j-guarneri-9780700628469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}