{"product_id":"midnight-on-the-potomac-the-last-year-of-the-civil-war-the-lincoln-assassination-and-the-rebirth-of-america-hardcover","title":"Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Ellsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Breaking, \u003c\/i\u003e longlisted for the National Book Award, comes a riveting saga of the last year of the Civil War--and a revealing new account of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with a page-turning pace, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and historian Scott Ellsworth has written the most compelling new book about the Civil War in years. Focusing on the last, desperate months of the war, when the outcome was far from certain, \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of titanic battles, political upheaval, and the long-forgotten Confederate terror war against the loyal citizens of the North. Taking us behind the scenes in the White House, along the battlefronts in Virginia, and into the conspiracies of spies and secret agents, Lincoln walks these pages, as do Grant and Sherman. But so do common soldiers, runaway slaves, and an unknown but intrepid female war correspondent named Lois Adams. Rarely, if ever, has a book about the Civil War featured such a rich and diverse cast of characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003ewill also shatter some long-held myths. For more than a century and a half, the Lincoln assassination has been portrayed as the sole brainchild of a disgruntled, pro-South actor. But based on both obscure contemporary accounts and decades of long-ignored scholarship, Ellsworth reveals that for nearly one year before the tragic events at Ford's Theatre, John Wilkes Booth had been working closely with agents of the Confederate Secret Service. And the real Booth is far from the one we've long been presented with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deeply researched yet captivatingly written, \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003eis a new kind of book about the Civil War. In it you will read about the Confederate attempt to burn down New York City, how Lincoln almost lost the presidency, about the Rebel general who nearly captured Washington, and how thousands of enslaved African Americans freed themselves--and helped secure their nation's survival. In an age of deep political division such as our own, Scott Ellsworth's book is an eloquent and gripping testament to the courage, grit, and greatness of the American people.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed by one reviewer as \"a historian with the soul of a poet,\" \u003cb\u003eScott Ellsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Game\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2016 PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Breaking, \u003c\/i\u003e his critically acclaimed account of the Tulsa race massacre. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eFormerly a historian at the Smithsonian Institution, he has written about American history for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Ann Arbor, where he also teaches at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978334961965,"sku":"9780593475614","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/myEYMUvFsN9780593475614.webp?v=1775801737","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/midnight-on-the-potomac-the-last-year-of-the-civil-war-the-lincoln-assassination-and-the-rebirth-of-america-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}