Lincoln's Advocate: The Life of Judge Joseph Holt
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935001264 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Who knew reading history could be so much fun?" according to Kindle Customer. Lincoln's Advocate: The Life of Judge Joseph Holt by Susan B. Dyer reads like a book of lyrical prose as we are taken on a historic journey through the early childhood and legal career of Joseph Holt. Holt had an excelling legal mind and had been appointed cabinet positions under sev. Cisco Jones said A Great Read -- soon to be a movie. Susan Dyer put her heart and soul into the research and writing about the life of Judge Holt. In the center is a section of over a dozen excellent historic photos. Watch for the "A Great Read -- soon to be a movie" according to Cisco Jones. Susan Dyer put her heart and soul into the research and writing about the life of Judge Holt. In the center is a section of over a dozen excellent historic photos. Watch for the 2010 release of the movie "The Conspirator," directed by Robert Redford. Judge Holt is one of the characte. 010 release of the movie "The Conspirator," directed by Robert Redford. Judge Holt is one of the characte. Four Stars Jimbo Good read.
Her s is a story worth reading. --James C. Now, Susan Dyer has brought Holt back to center stage. Joseph Holt has languished in almost obscurity for much too long. Klotter State Historian of Kentucky and Professor of History, Georgetown CollegeSaving the Joseph Holt House and its marvelous story are among the most significant legacy projects of the entire Lincoln Bicentennial! Our congratulations and deepest thanks go to Susan Dyer for championing this most important cause. --Kent Witworth Director, Kentucky Historical Society
No Kentucky s collection or library will be complete without this amazing account. Susan Dyer has dove in with both hands, uncovering a brilliant legal mind who had been appointed cabinet posts under several presidents in such diverse positions as Commissioner of Patents, Postmaster General, Secretary of War, and finally, our nation s first-ever Judge Advocate General, where he had the tremendous responsibility of prosecuting the conspirators who had slain the very president who had appointed him to that office, President Abraham Lincoln. When President Abraham Lincoln appointed fellow Kentuckian Joseph Holt as America s first-ever Judge Advocate General, he could never have imagined th
Born at Fort Knox, Susan Dyer was educated at Western Kentucky University with a B.S., M.A., and Rank I in Education. Undertaking two projects at the same time, she has written the sensational story of Judge Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General under President Lincoln, while working with various groups to save and restore Holt s boyhood home as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration. They have two sons. Dyer lives in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, with her hus