AboutJay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month that Saved America Biography: New York Times best-selling author Jay Winik has written the internationally revered history April 1865: The Month That Saved America. Though many historians utilize a broad gamut to retell the history of the American Civil War, Winiks superb storytelling recounts specific details that [...]
Chapter 8: The Moment of Surrender
AboutJay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month that Saved America Biography: New York Times best-selling author Jay Winik has written the internationally revered history April 1865: The Month That Saved America. Though many historians utilize a broad gamut to retell the history of the American Civil War, Winiks superb storytelling recounts specific details that [...]
Chapter 9: Terms of Surrender
AboutJay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month that Saved America Biography: New York Times best-selling author Jay Winik has written the internationally revered history April 1865: The Month That Saved America. Though many historians utilize a broad gamut to retell the history of the American Civil War, Winiks superb storytelling recounts specific details that [...]
Chapter 7: Lee’s Decision to Surrender
AboutJay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month that Saved America Biography: New York Times best-selling author Jay Winik has written the internationally revered history April 1865: The Month That Saved America. Though many historians utilize a broad gamut to retell the history of the American Civil War, Winiks superb storytelling recounts specific details that [...]
Chapter of Night (Lee at Appomattox) (an original song)
Written by Norman Ball and Lonnie Glass to commemorate the 200th anniversary of RE Lee’s birth, this song imagines Lee’s thoughts at what certainly was the nadir of his career, the surrender at Appomattox. Prompted by a young officer, Lee offers a premonition about the next phase of his life, the presidency of Washington College, [...]