Half a Century (Expanded, Annotated)

He was witness to and at the center of the most important events of the last half of the nineteenth century. A friend and fervent supporter of Abraham Lincoln, he would also have access to every White House that followed Lincoln.

Alexander K. McClure wrote one of the most readable, interesting, and comprehensive memoirs of time spent among the famous and powerful. His book is full of anecdotes and fascinating accounts that you won't read anywhere else.

Ten years after the Civil War, he sat down with former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. When they began talking of Lincoln, Davis surprised McClure by saying, "Next to the day of the failure of the Confederacy, the darkest day the South has seen was the day of Lincoln's assassination."

Read more great stories of Grant, Sumner, Stevens, Chase, and even Teddy Roosevelt.

For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.

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