Margaret Leech (Book order)

Margaret Leech Book order

Margaret Leech was an American author and historian whose works delved into the fabric of United States history with keen insight. She explored pivotal periods and figures in American life, her narratives characterized by a vivid sense of atmosphere and a focus on the human element. Her writing style featured meticulous research combined with compelling storytelling, transporting readers to bygone eras. Her historical accounts are celebrated for their depth and ability to bring the past to life.

Reveille in Washington 1860-1865

524 pages
19 hours of reading

4.2(276)Add rating

1860: The American capital is sprawling, fractured, squalid, colored by patriotism and treason, and deeply divided along the political lines that will soon embroil the nation in bloody conflict. Chaotic and corrupt, the young city is populated by bellicose congressmen, Confederate conspirators, and enterprising prostitutes. Soldiers of a volunteer army swing from the dome of the Capitol, assassins stalk the avenues, and Abraham Lincoln struggles to justify his presidency as the Union heads to war. Reveille in Washington focuses on the everyday politics and preoccupations of Washington during the Civil War. From the stench of corpse-littered streets to the plunging lace on Mary Lincoln’s evening gowns, Margaret Leech illuminates the city and its familiar figures—among them Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, William Seward, and Mary Surratt—in intimate and fascinating detail. Leech’s book remains widely recognized as both an impressive feat of scholarship and an uncommonly engrossing work of history.