A Bobblehead Bobble?

So one might think after reading this story about how the giftshop at Gettysburg National Military Park sells a bobblehead of Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

Hat-tip to Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins, who came by this from her friend Sandra Young.

Attacking Abraham Lincoln

Oh, my … and you thought this year was a nasty one …

… and it’s not just limited to the president himself …

Civil War Haiku

One of the most interesting things about the H. W. Brands lecture posted below is his mention of composing American history in haiku.  So, dear readers, here’s a chance to employ your creativity.  What haiku would you compose about the American Civil War?  Remember: a haiku has three lines, with five, seven, and five syllables in order.  So, for example, “Black Confederates” is a line in and of itself; so is “Ulysses S. Grant.”

Get to work.

H.W. Brands on Ulysses S. Grant

Yet another Grant biographer … 🙂