Reviews for A notable libel case

The average rating for A notable libel case based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-22 00:00:00 Tricia Babbitt John Alexander Logan Sr. (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886), called “Black Jack” by the men he led in Civil War battles from the Henry-Donelson campaign to Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and on to Atlanta, was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a General in the Union Army in the American Civil War, one of the Union Army’s most colorful generals. Originally a Democrat who became a Republican, he served the state of Illinois as a State Senator, a Congressman, and a U.S. Senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with James G. Blaine in the election of 1884. As the Third Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) as an official holiday. Author James Pickett Jones, PhD, is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Florida State University. His biography of John Logan is actually in two volumes. The first, Black Jack: John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era, tells of Logan’s early life, military career, and Civil War service. This sequel continues his postwar story, covering topics such as reconstruction, regional and national Republican party politics, military policies, developing tariff policies, the 1884 presidential race, the fascinating story of the 1885 Illinois senatorial election, and a host of other matters. It is not a popular biography but a scholarly work, heavily footnoted, and its appeal likely is primarily to political history junkies like me. The “d” word is used three times in quotes, twice printed as “d____d,” and the term abbreviated “s.o.b.” is found once, again in a quotation. Both books were originally published by University Presses of Florida but have been reprinted as Shawnee Classics by Southern Illinois University Press. Logan was an important late-nineteenth-century figure. John A. Logan College, a community college in Carterville, IL, which is part of the Illinois Community College System, is named for him.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-01 00:00:00 John West Very good, extensive study of the life of the eighth President, Martin Van Buren. While a little slow at some points, the book picked up particularly for me when Van Buren became Jackson's Secretary of State. Niven did a good job at portraying Van Buren as a person who, while possessing some admirable qualities, also having his flaws and shortcomings. The reader gets a feel for Van Buren as a career politician, driven by the give and take of political negotiations.