10 best books of October: the Monitor's picks

Computers, canines, superheroes, and Civil War icons star in the Monitor's "10 best books of October" list.

9. "Embattled Rebel," by James MacPherson

Open minds are in short supply today, so it is refreshing that in "Embattled Rebel," Civil War scholar and Pulitzer-winning author James M. McPherson has taken a fresh look at a subject with which is he eminently familiar: the life and times of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. You can see the Monitor's full review of "Embattled Rebel" here.

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