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 [...]
Thanks to Prof. Stauffer for taking the time to write up such a thorough response to the recent criticisms of The State of Jones that can be found here and [...]
It could have been one of those “teachable moments” where the authors of two very different studies of Civil War Mississippi discuss the problem of competing historical interpretations. Instead, the [...]
I‘ve been thinking quite a bit about this little controversy as I make my way around the blogosphere and read the comments from various quarters. While there is no way [...]
[Cross-Posted at Cliopatria] The ongoing dispute between Victoria Bynum, the author of the well-regarded study, The Free State of Jones (UNC Press, 2001) and Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer, the [...]
