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What the ‘Dawn of the Civil War’ can tell us about today’s acrimonious politics
Author Erik Larson appeared on NPR’s program, “Fresh Air” with interviewer Dave Davies. The impression I got from the interview, which you can hear and view the transcript for here, is that Mr. Larson is unaware of many of the complexities and nuances of the period about which he’s writing. There are a few areas […]
The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Professor Manisha Sinha argues for the “Long Reconstruction” in this video of her discussing her latest book, The Rise and Fall of the Second Republic. The video’s description reads, “Historian Manisha Sinha looked at the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War and argued that the period did not end in 1877, but rather continued through 1920 and the […]
Encounter at Hanover: Prelude to Gettysburg
This book comes from the Hanover Chamber of Commerce. It was originally published in 1962 and its third printing was 1988. It begins with a short history of Hanover, PA up to the Gettysburg campaign, then gives a short overview of Lee’s move in late June and early July of 1863, along with George G. […]
Brought Forth on This Continent
This book by Harold Holzer looks at Abraham Lincoln and immigration. More accurately, it’s about immigration and the United States in Lincoln’s time. Holzer tells us Lincoln “deserves enormous credit for staving off the forces of fear and bigoty and envisioning a government of, by, and for the people, regardless of their national origin. Lincoln […]
Lincoln President-Elect
This book by Harold Holzer is an in-depth look at what Abraham Lincoln did and said, along with the events, between his election as president and his inauguration. This was, as the subtitle tells us in the words coined by Henry Adams, “The Great Secession Winter of 1860-1861, when the seven states of the Deep […]
CWTR Episode 2015: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
This is an excellent discussion between host Professor Gerald Prokopowicz and his guest, Professor Elizabeth Varon about Professor Varon’s biography of James Longstreet.
Creating a Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and Civil War Memory in a Border State
This is a wonderful conversation with Professor Anne Marshall on Kentucky and the Lost Cause lie. This is from the history podcast, “For the Ages.” The episode’s description reads, “Kentucky fought alongside the Union for the entirety of the Civil War, yet in the decades that followed, the state embraced many political and cultural traditions […]
A Confederate Love Affair: Was This the Most Romantic Couple of the Civil War?
This interview with the noted historian William C. “Jack” Davis is from the Winter 2023 issue of America’s Civil War magazine. “Civil War historian William C. ‘Jack’ Davis, retired professor of American History at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, recently collaborated with Sue Bell on a project to edit letters dating from 1863 to 1865 between Sue […]
CWTR Episode 2014 Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta–and Then Got Written Out of History
In this episode Professor Gerald Prokopowicz speaks with author Howell Raines about his book covering the 1st Alabama Cavalry (US).
Lincoln and Medicine
This book by Glenna Schroeder-Lein is another in the Concise Lincoln Library from Southern Illinois University Press, with its cover art by the Gettysburg-based artist Wendy Allen. The book covers not only Lincoln’s health but also the health of his family and how the decisions he made affected the practice of medicine in United States […]
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