The end of my first full year of living in Boston and what a year it’s been. It should come as no surprise that the highlight of the past year was the publication of my first book in June. I’ve always loved the social aspect of doing history, whether its teaching in the classroom, working [...]
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A Sad Note This Holiday Season has been particularly difficult for my former colleagues and students and the close knit community that is the St. Anne’s – Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Although I am no longer working there I join them in mourning the loss of some wonderful people. Today I learned of the [...]
Unfortunately, this year’s picks are based on a slightly shorter list of books than in the past owing to the amount of time I spent over the summer revising my book manuscript on the battle of the Crater. However, that didn’t prevent me from reading a fairly large number of books that are worth acknowledging [...]
Once again, thanks to all of you for making Civil War Memory part of your daily Online travels. There were plenty of good books published in the field of Civil War history in 2009 and 2010 looks to be just as good. Listed below are a few of my favorite titles from the past year. [...]
It’s time for the fourth annual installment of the best in Civil War books and blogs from the past year. This is an opportunity to acknowledge those books that have been both a pleasure to read and which have left me with a great deal to ponder. Once again this list reflects just a fraction [...]
It’s time for the third annual installment of the best in Civil War books and blogs. This is an opportunity to acknowledge those books that have been both a pleasure to read and which have left me with a great deal to ponder. Once again this list reflects just a fraction of what I’ve read [...]
It’s time for my second annual best-of list for 2006. These are always tough calls so take them with a grain of salt. Obviously I could go on and on but this list hits on a few of the books that kept me out of trouble in 2006. [Note: these books were not necessarily [...]
Take them for what they are worth. Note: A few of these are from 2004. Best Civil War Blog: Dimitri Rotov’s “Civil War Bookshelf“: The first and still the most thought provoking. That said, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the blogs on my list and have learned a great deal. Thanks guys! Best Overall [...]