ECW Book Reviews

Book Review: Thoughts that Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery

Posted on January 13, 2026

Thoughts that Burned: William Goodell, Human Rights, and the Abolition of American Slavery. By Steve Gowler. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University…

Book Review: The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War

Posted on January 13, 2026

The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War. By Robert Gudmestad. Baton Rouge, LA:…

Book Review: Great Battles: Gettysburg

Posted on January 8, 2026

Great Battles: Gettysburg. By Adam I.P. Smith. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025. Hardcover, 297 pp. $24.99. Reviewed by Pete…

Book Review: Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards

Posted on January 8, 2026

Reinventing the American Thoroughbred: The Arabian Adventures of Alexander Keene Richards. By Gary O’Dell. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press,…

Book Review: The Road was Full of Thorns: Running toward Freedom in the American Civil War

Posted on January 6, 2026

The Road was Full of Thorns: Running toward Freedom in the American Civil War. By Tom Zoellner. New York, NY:…

Lincoln wouldn’t have liked Illinois Nazis, either

Posted on January 5, 2026

Some readers may remember the dispute which erupted in the 1970s when avowed Illinois Nazis sought to demonstrate in the…

2025 Year In Review: Book Reviews

Posted on December 24, 2025

If there’s one thing that Civil War enthusiasts, buffs, students and historians all have in common, it’s that we love…

Book Review: John Fremont’s 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri

Posted on December 18, 2025

John Fremont’s 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri. By Gregory Wolk. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society 2025.…

Book Review: The Battle of Gaines’s Mill, Volume 1: To the Banks of the Chickahominy & The Battle of Gaines’s Mill, Volume 2: Race Against the Setting Sun

Posted on December 16, 2025

The Battle of Gaines’s Mill, Volume 1: To the Banks of the Chickahominy. By Robert E.L. Krick. Washington, D.C.: The…

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