A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (Jonathan W. White - BH) tea pot After writing several other acclaimed

After writing several other acclaimed studies of Lincoln and other aspects of Civil War–era history

Swift Rebel raiders like the CSS Shenandoah decimated Union commerce while hundreds of storm-tossed blockaders patrolled the meandering southern coastline from Hatteras to Galveston to interdict enemy commerce

the two men’s paths eventually converged

by  Andrew McIlwaine Bell

This extensive correspondence provides a unique eyewitness view of the life and work of a combat engineer under wartime conditions

A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (Jonathan W. White - BH) tea pot After writing several other acclaimedA House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House Author: Jonathan W. White Rediscover the forgotten story of how President Lincoln welcomed African Americans to his White House during Americas most divided and war torn era. Jonathan White illuminates why Lincolns unprecedented welcoming of African American men and women to the White House transformed the trajectory of race relations in the United States. From his 1862