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Book Review: General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man
Reviewed by Zachery A. Fry Allen Ottens has produced a gripping and illuminating biography of Ulysses Grant’s right-hand man and fellow Galena, Illinois native John Rawlins. Ottens draws from an extensive source base to offer a wide-ranging view of his … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, ECW Book Review, John Rawlins, Union general, Zachery Fry
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Book Review: The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman
The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman By Brian Holden Reid Oxford University Press, 2020 $34.95 Reviewed by Derek D. Maxfield There is no shortage of biographies of William Tecumseh Sherman. Although Civil War studies are seemingly … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 10/12-10/18/20
In your opinion, which Civil War person had the most interesting post-war life?
Biography: No Longer the Stepchild of Civil War History
For much of the twentieth century, biography was a genre ignored or demeaned by many academic historians. Traditional cradle-to-grave biographies focused on the so-called “great men of history.” They consigned women, immigrants, people of color, and lesser known figures to … Continue reading
Book Review—Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
ECW welcomes back guest author Nathan Varnold. Understanding the life of the most famous and most outspoken black abolitionist in American history is no easy task, but David W. Blight has spent most of his career attempting to simplify a … Continue reading
“Grant” by Ron Chernow – A Review
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author James F. Epperson Many compelling tales come out of the history of the American Civil War. One of the most interesting is the story of the slouchy Ohio-born tanner’s son who progressed from leather-goods store … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, General Grant, James F. Epperson, Ron Chernow
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Question of the Week: 10/23-10/29/17
Last week, we asked about your favorite biography of a Union general. And to keep those book reviews and bookshelves balanced – well, you can probably guess this week’s question: In your opinion, what’s the best biography of a Confederate … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 10/16-10/22/17
In your opinion, what’s the best biography of a Union general? What makes it “the best”?
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Federal, Question of the Week
Tagged biography, Civil War books, Union generals
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