However, It Has Long Been Said That

Put The Car In "d" Set The Compass To "n" And Get The "f"out Of There

Sometimes We See The Civil War In Movies And Imagine These Neatly Aligned Rows Of Men With Muskets, Walking In Line To Shoot Each Other. In Reality The Things That Fascinated Me Were How Absolutely Ruthless And Violent So Many Engagements Were, How Much Suffering And How Men Were Not Prepared.

So I Grew Up In A Very Book-friendly Environment And My Education As A Writer Was Reading. I Think That's The Best Education. Reading, And Taking From The People I Admired.

Contrary To His Infallibly "honest" Image, Abe Wasn't Above Lying So Long As It Served A Noble Purpose.

It Was A Really Strange And Unique Sort Of Process For Me To Adapt My Own Book.