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Civil War Back to School: The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(Part five in a series) To conclude our “Civil War Back-to-School” series, we head to the banks of the Potomac River, not far from Antietam Creek and Antietam National Battlefield—apropos for today—to hear from Dr. James J. Broomall. Jim is … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: An Interview with Dana Shoaf (part three)

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

part three of five In our conversation yesterday, Dana Shoaf—editor of Civil War Times—expressed some of his concerns about the disconnect between academic historians and the general public. “It almost sometimes feels like some academics—this is a really general statement—would … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: Jim Broomall (part two)

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

part two of a four-part interview At the end of last week, we started a conversation with Dr. James Broomall, co-editor of a special issue of the journal Civil War History that looks at “The Future of Civil War History.” … Continue reading →

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The Future of Civil War History: Jim Broomall (part one)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

part one of a four-part interview What’s the future of Civil War history? That’s the question very much on the mind of Dr. James Broomall these days. Broomall—or “Jim,” as we call him around here at ECW—is the director of … Continue reading →

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