...FROM THE COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author... ...rom the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fictio... ...drawn with power. Bartlett is an accomplished writer.” PAUL ENGLE in The Chicago Tribune: “...articulate, believable ... charms with an expert know... ...and poetry. Our most recent publication is the remarkable quintet, Voices from the Past, by bestselling author Paul Alexander Bartlett, whose novel,... ...a.m. To commence my diary I will use lines I wrote a few years ago for an Illinois newspaper. May 20, 1863 I am six feet four inches tall and we... ...e 20, 1863 Some of my happy days were passed in East Salem, when I was an Illinois postmaster. Since the mail arrived only twice a week, I could per... ...f some questions this evening: must civilization be influ- enced by greedy politicians, connivers, self-promoters, toadies? Is there such a thing as ... ...Commander-in-Chief. My qualification: integrity. I can not sleep. In Chicago, one windy night, I attended my first symphony concert. I was in t... ...ith a nod or lifted hand. They are masters of military deception, just as politicians are masters of ambiguity. The colonels have their lingo; the m...

...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private world...

...PREFACE by Steven James Bartlett xiii SAPPHO’S JOURNAL FOREWORD by Willis Barnstone 3 SAPPHO’S JOURNAL 5 CHRIST’S JOURNAL 155 LEONARDO DA VINCI’S JOURNAL 221 SHAKESPEARE’S JOURNAL 343 LINCOLN’S JOURNAL 511 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 621 COLOPHON 625...