An Amazon Best Book of the Month for History
Washington's End was named one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month for history. Scribner will publish the book on February 11. #praise #review
Washington Post Bestseller
Washington Post Best-Seller List (January 28, 2015): The Man Who Would Not Be Washington is number eight on the Washington Post best-seller list for hardcover nonfiction. See the full list here. #praise #review
Amazon Best Books of the Month for History and Biography
Amazon Best Books of the Month (January 2015): The Man Who Would Not Be Washington has been named one of Amazon's best books of the month in the history and biography categories. #praise #review
Amazon Best Books of the Month for History and Biography
Amazon Best Books of the Month (January 2015): The Man Who Would Not Be Washington has been named one of Amazon's best books of the month in the history and biography categories. #praise #review
Starred Review in Library Journal
“Captures the many facets of Robert E. Lee’s crowded life….A seminal contribution of significant historiographical value.” – Library Journal, STARRED Review November 15, 2014 To see the full review, click here. #review #praise
Review in Publishers Weekly
“Captivating….Detailed yet accessible descriptions of battles are coupled with stories of Lee’s personal life, revealing a man as complex as the war he reluctantly joined….A fair and equitable approach to Lee, his life, and his struggle over participation in a war that tore apart the nation.” – Publishers Weekly November 17, 2014 To see the full review, click here. #review #praise
Praise for Jonathan's New Book
"A brilliant, compelling book that relates the intriguing, poignant story of Robert E. Lee, his decision to leave the U.S. Army and join the southern cause, and the civil war that followed. A book that is both beautifully written and exhaustively researched, one that conveys the complications and tragedies of Lee’s decision, his role in the subsequent war, and his life and legacy in the peace that followed." – General David H. Petraeus U.S. Army, Retired #praise
Starred Review in Library Journal
“Captures the many facets of Robert E. Lee’s crowded life….A seminal contribution of significant historiographical value.” – Library Journal, STARRED Review November 15, 2014 To see the full review, click here. #review #praise
Praise for Jonathan's New Book
"Jonathan Horn has brought us an intriguing, nuanced, close-up portrait of a complex American leader and his fateful moment of choice. " – Michael Beschloss #praise
Praise for Jonathan's New Book
"For all the biographies written about Robert E. Lee, the South’s greatest hero and the North’s greatest threat remains something of an enigma—patriot or traitor, saint or sinner? In this beautifully written narrative, Jonathan Horn clears away the cobwebs of myth and gives us a Lee passionately committed to a specific vision of America and leadership, but endlessly tortured about how to deal with a divided Union. The Man Who Would Not Be Washington succeeds at offering sound