Benjamin Franklin Butler: a Noisy, Fearless Life

[STS Lincolnite]

Thanks Tom for this report. I will add that Elizabeth Leonard, for this book, was a recent Lincoln Prize finalist.

I had the opportunity meet her and to hear her speak last year. She gave an excellent presentation related to her book on Butler and was a wonderful person to talk to. Readers of this post, and with particular interest in Lincoln related topics, may remember two of her other books: Lincoln’s Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion After the Civil War, and Lincoln’s Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky.

I have not yet had an opportunity to read her book on Butler (I'm knee deep in reading for a couple of projects I'm working on) but I look forward to doing so.