"One of the best history books I've read in the last few years." ―Chris HayesThe Field of Blood recounts the previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War.A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF SMITHSONIAN'S BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEARHistorian Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol w...