Conroy's "Our One Common Country" had a number of well researched facts about the Civil War (or War Between the States if you prefer), especially about the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865. That little known event (to me) was a failed attempt to negotiate a peace treaty between the Union and Confederate forces several months before the war came to an end. If it had been successful, thousands of men would have been spared, but the affect on the Country and the slavery question might have been much different.
Beyond the Hampton Roads Conference, the book also had an awful lot of less significant facts about a lot of other people, making the book longer, but not that much more memorable. Most Civil War era books describe all the key battles and military engagements, or details of Lincoln or the Generals, but this book looks at it from a different perspective. The book contains an almost encyclopedic listing of every political and military figure, on both the Union and the Confederate sides of the Civil War. It became something akin to an alphabetical listing of a Who's Who from the Civil War era. Conroy covers the various members of Congress, the cabinet members, the executive members, and some of the significant and less significant military men in the Union and the Confederate States, and any role they had in supporting or opposing a negotiated peace settlement. In summary, I found there were some interesting parts and people, but it didn't really grab me and make me want to continue reading all night. ( )

I Received this book through Goodreads first reads.

The book is about the Hampton Roads Peace conference. The only book thus far written solely on the subject. It is well researched and documented. Does seem a bit long for the subject, however the book is full of facts worth reading about. I suggest the book for anyone who is unterested in the Civil War. ( )