Benjamin G. Cloyd, Haunted by Atrocity: Civil War Prisons in American Memory (Making the Modern South) (Louisiana State University Press, 2010). Michael Bernath, Confederate Minds: The Struggle for Intellectual Independence in the Civil War South (Civil War America) (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). Anne E. Marshall, Creating a Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and [...]
Books
To be honest, the last thing that I need to be reading is another book on Abraham Lincoln given everything that has been published over the past few years. However, I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying Eric Foner’s new book on Lincoln and slavery and I suspect that it will quickly establish [...]
I haven’t updated my list of new books in quite some time. Unfortunately, I haven’t had much time to read, but I highly recommend books by McCurry, Miller, and Noe. Happy reading. Daniel Crofts, A Secession Crisis Enigma: William Henry Hurlbert and “The Diary of a Public Man” (LSU Press, 2010). Stanley Harrold, Border War: [...]
Here is my review of Scott Mingus’s excellent book, The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign (Louisiana State University Press, 2009). This review is forthcoming in Louisiana History. Unit histories tend to fall into one of two camps. The first one, and by far the most prominent in the field emphasizes the battles and campaigns [...]
I don’t usually advertise new books like this, but I wanted to give all of you a heads up regarding Stephanie McCurry’s Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South, which is shaping up to be one of the most thought provoking books of the year. Over the past few years I’ve read [...]
Wayne Hsieh shared a short review of his new book written by Richard Hatcher III. Hatcher offered the following refrain at the end of his review: While an interesting book, “West Pointers” has been written in a format that will appeal specifically to an academic military readership. This is not for the casual reader, but [...]
Thought I would share a few comments that I left on the last post surrounding the exchange in Reviews In American History between Professors McDaniel and Stauffer. First, I am in no way attempting to alleviate Stauffer of his having to take responsibility for his outrageous charge of homophobia. Stauffer must now take ownership of [...]
I have written over 75 book reviews in the last ten years that have appeared in both popular magazines and academic journals. Anyone who has bridged both arenas knows that the focus, length, and style differ depending on the audience. When I write for a popular magazine I lean more toward sharing the overall narrative [...]
