Top Ten Gift Ideas for Civil War Buffs

Looking for the right gift for the Civil War enthusiast in your family or circle of friends? Look no further. Here are ten gift ideas sure to satisfy:

10. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestselling look at the Lincoln presidency is now in paperback. While you might think the literary world doesn't need another book on Lincoln's presidency, that's only because you haven't read Goodwin's latest. She examines President Lincoln's tense and colorful relationships with three of his key Cabinet members: William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates. As Goodwin points out, Lincoln's skill with people was perhaps his greatest strength as a leader, and his Cabinet reflected that. Any Civil War buff who likes to read will enjoy this book. 

9. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald

In the 1990s, Pulitzer Prize winning author David Herbert Donald published what is perhaps the best Lincoln biography of the late twentieth century. Donald's biography focuses on what Lincoln "knew, when he knew it, and why he made his decisions." He accomplishes this by making extensive use of what Lincoln wrote and said as well as on the many reports and letters that Lincoln received. This is not only one of the best biographies of Lincoln; it is also one of the best biographies of any individual ever written.

8. Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen