Reading List

I just finished reading House of Abraham about Lincoln and his relationship with his wife's family. It's a great way to learn about the war between the states without feeling like you're reading a history textbook. Comparing the events of the war to the relationships within the family makes it easier to read and easier to understand. I would definitely recommend it.

Then I started The Fool of God (a novel about the life of Alexander Campbell). Five chapters into it, I'm glad we just finished a study of the restoration movement: it makes it a lot easier to follow the terminology in the book (anti-burghers, seceders, etc.)