Winner of the 1942 Pulitzer Prize in History. This authentic, scholarly description of life in Washington during the Civil War was written in a highly readable style. There are villains, heroes, heroines, conspiracy and even murder. Leech describes hospitals, nursing care, saloons and the man on the street during the 19th century D.C. In August, 2003, The Washington Post published a highly complimentary review of this book.
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