Tag Archives: Buster Kilrain

Telling History vs. Making Art: Killer Angels, real and fictional

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Chris Mackowski

Part five in a series. In my last post, I began to discuss Michael Shaara’s aesthetic choices for constructing The Killer Angels as he did, and how he adopted a Lost Cause-interpretation of Robert E. Lee as a central choice … Continue reading →

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Steve Earle, “Dixieland,” and the Irresistible Charm of Buster Kilrain

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Chris Mackowski

The myths of Gettysburg rear their heads in the most unexpected places. At a Steve Earle concert in Rochester, New York, a couple weeks ago, the folk-rocker launched into a pair of songs related to the Irish. Before he did, … Continue reading →

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