Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.

"Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet" by John Sherman is the story of a man's life in politics during some of the most important times in American history. Sherman tells us about his long career and gives his thoughts on the Civil War and Reconstruction, since he was a big part of what was happening. He talks about why he wrote the book, saying it started as a collection of his speeches but grew into a bigger story about his life and the big changes he saw after 1854. Sherman thinks about how the Civil War and the end of slavery changed everything, and he knows he helped create financial plans when the United States was going through huge changes. He believes it's important to share stories about history from people who were there, so he writes about the political world, the important people he knew, and how his own ideas changed over time.