Film
“The biggest event in our history belongs on the biggest canvas humans can devise.” — William C. Davis “The Civil War and the Confederacy in Cinema,” The Cause Lost * * * ECW Posts about Civil War Movies: The Conundrum of Missouri Guerrilla Flicks by Kristen Pawlak The Battle of New Market on […]
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Entertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and SongChris Mackowski, editor “Engaging the Civil War” SeriesSouthern Illinois University Press,2019 Click here for ordering information Popular media can spark the national consciousness in a way that captures people’s attention, interests them in history, and inspires them to visit battlefields, museums, and historic sites. This lively […]
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“All history proves that music is as indispensable to warfare as money; and money has been called the sinews of war. Music is the soul of Mars.” — New York Herald, 1862 * * * Chris Mackowski: “Bobby Horton and ‘The Kennesaw Line,’” an interview and additional resources—Web Exclusive Dan Welch: “The Civil […]
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