Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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June 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! June 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases The Shiloh Campaign (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland) edited by Steven E. Woodworth is the first in a series on Western Campaigns from Southern Illinois University Press. The second will be The Chickamauga Campaign. In 2010 or 2011, we should see a […]
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Review: Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea
Trudeau, Noah Andre. Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea. Harper (August 5, 2008). 688 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-0060598679 $35.00 (Hardcover). What event in Civil War history excites more emotions and is the subject of more misconceptions than any other? The answer is probably Sherman’s famous (or infamous depending on your home’s direction […]
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Review: The H.L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy
Chaffin, Tom. The H.L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy. Hill and Wang (September 30, 2008). 352 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-0-8090-9512-4 $26.00 (Hardcover). What was the name of the first underwater craft to sink an enemy warship in action? Many Civil War buffs probably know the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is the […]
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Short Takes
Real world has been intruding again, leaving little time for blogging. Nevertheless… A group of academics, some of them historians, urged President Obama not to lay a wreath at the Confederate memorial in Arlington on Memorial Day. One of them was James McPherson. Now my opinion of McP has been declining for a while, as […]
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Review: Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America
Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics, and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America by Sally Denton Product Details Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: Bison Books (May 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0803213689 ISBN-13: 978-0803213685 This dual bio is the intriguing tale of John and Jessie C. Fremont. John is a major political […]
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Review: Where the Road Begins and A Difference of Opinion
Where the Road Begins by Nancy Dane Product Details Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises (December 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 159886677X ISBN-13: 978-1598866773 A Difference of Opinion by Nancy Dane Product Details Paperback: 308 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing (February 10, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1606969587 ISBN-13: 978-1606969588 Nancy Dane a native of Arkansas […]
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Review: Vicksburg, 1863 by Winston Groom
Vicksburg, 1863 by Winston Groom Product Details Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Knopf (April 7, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0307264254 ISBN-13: 978-0307264251 Shelby Foote never claimed to be a historian and always referred to himself as a “story teller”, Winston Groom falls into this category. This is not a serious history with many footnotes on each […]