The following list includes advanced reader copies, books sent directly from the author or books purchased through my Amazon affiliate account. I am currently reading Martha Hodes’s new book and I can’t recommend it enough. She is a wonderful storyteller.
Megan L. Bever & Scott A. Suarez eds., The Historian behind the History: Conversations with Southern Historians (University of Alabama Press, 2014).
Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (Norton, 2015).
Donald Frazier, Thunder Across the Swamp: The Fight for the Lower Mississippi, February-May 1863 (State House Press, 2011).
Donald Frazier, Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861January 1863 (State House Press, 2009).
Donald Frazier ed., Love and War: The Civil War Letters and Medicinal Book of Augustus V. Ball (State House Press, 2010).
David T. Gleeson ed., The Civil War as Global Conflict: Transnational Meanings of the American Civil War (University of South Carolina Press, 2014).
Martha Hodes, Mourning Lincoln (Yale University Press, 2015).
Jason Sokol, All Eyes are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn (Basic Books, 2014).
Daniel R. Weinfeld ed., After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida (University of Alabama Press, 2014).
I’m reading Hodes’ book and she is indeed a wonderful writer. I found it interesting how people reacting to 9-11 led her to want to find out how people reacted to the assassination.
For anyone in the NYC area, Martha Hodes will be speaking about “Mourning Lincoln” at our CWRT meeting Feb. 4 in White Plains. There will be books there for sale and signature by the author.
For info: http://civilwarny150.org/programs.htm
(Kevin – glad you got my book and hope you don’t mind this plug!).
No worries. Wish I could be there to hear Hodes discuss her book. Thanks again for sending along your book. Hope to check it out soon.
Relevant to ‘Mourning Lincoln’: Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum just announced this week a short program coming up in April to mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln funeral.
I am glad to see you got a copy of our interviews. Some are better than others, but I think you’ll find it is an interesting and somewhat unique look into the profession.
I published an essay on the Crater in Southern Historian so I was already familiar with the Gallagher interview. Haven’t had a chance to read much more, but hope to peruse it soon.
Halfway through Foner’s new book and enjoying it greatly.
Up next for me. I also am looking forward to Sokol’s new book. His first book was really good: http://www.amazon.com/There-Goes-Everything-Southerners-1945-1975/dp/0307275507/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422192380&sr=8-1&keywords=sokol+there+goes
Just finished Foner. Really interesting.