Reviews
"John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary in American history. . . . But he surely is the best writer and most incisive observer among them, and that alone makes his newspaper dispatches worth reading. Michael Burlingame deserves credit for making this possible."-Jean Harvey Baker,H-Net Reviews, "John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary in American history. . . . But he surely is the best writer and most incisive observer among them, and that alone makes his newspaper dispatches worth reading. Michael Burlingame deserves credit for making this possible."--Jean Harvey Baker, "H-Net Reviews", " Burlingame has rescued from obscurity some remarkable, even brilliant, journalistic pieces. . . . he warrants three cheers." -- Richard Carwardine, "Times Literary Supplement", "Burlingame has rescued from obscurity some remarkable, even brilliant, journalistic pieces. . . . he warrants three cheers."--Richard Carwardine,Times Literary Supplement, "A marvelous work [that] will be heartily welcomed by all those who fancy the Civil War era, those who research and write in this field of study, or those who merely collect important pieces on the Civil War or Lincolniana."-- Wayne C. Temple , chief deputy director, Illinois State Archives, "A marvelous work [that] will be heartily welcomed by all those who fancy the Civil War era, those who research and write in this field of study, or those who merely collect important pieces on the Civil War or Lincolniana."-Wayne C. Temple, chief deputy director, Illinois State Archives, "A marvelous work [that] will be heartily welcomed by all those who fancy the Civil War era, those who research and write in this field of study, or those who merely collect important pieces on the Civil War or Lincolniana."-- Wayne C. Temple, chief deputy director, Illinois State Archives, "Burlingame has rescued from obscurity some remarkable, even brilliant, journalistic pieces. . . . he warrants three cheers."-Richard Carwardine,Times Literary Supplement, "Burlingame has rescued from obscurity some remarkable, even brilliant, journalistic pieces. . . . he warrants three cheers."--Richard Carwardine, "Times Literary Supplement", "John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary in American history. . . . But he surely is the best writer and most incisive observer among them, and that alone makes his newspaper dispatches worth reading. Michael Burlingame deserves credit for making this possible."--Jean Harvey Baker,H-Net Reviews, " John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary in American history. . . . But he surely is the best writer and most incisive observer among them, and that alone makes his newspaper dispatches worth reading. Michael Burlingame deserves credit for making this possible." -- Jean Harvey Baker, "H-Net Reviews", "Burlingame has rescued from obscurity some remarkable, even brilliant, journalistic pieces. . . . he warrants three cheers."-- Richard Carwardine, Times Literary Supplement, "John Hay may not be the most famous presidential secretary in American history. . . . But he surely is the best writer and most incisive observer among them, and that alone makes his newspaper dispatches worth reading. Michael Burlingame deserves credit for making this possible."-- Jean Harvey Baker , H-Net Reviews
