2022 ECW Symposium Ticket – $225.00
ECW Archives
-
Recent Posts
Search by Post Categories
Subscribe BY RSS
Email Subscription
Tag Archives: libraries
ECW Weekender: Managing Books
It’s a little different than the usual weekender feature, but it’s winter and apparently quite a few of the regular weekender writers have been super busy or staying home during winter storms… Let’s talk about managing book collections! Because that … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, ECW Weekender
Tagged Civil War books, ECW Weekender, libraries, Weekender
8 Comments
Home Libraries: Tending the Groeling Library
Anyone reading this who doesn’t love books? I thought not! But a book can be a harsh mistress. At some point, they can become overwhelming. The deaths of my parents–bibliophiles both–made it very clear that leaving my books for someone … Continue reading
The Most Overlooked Phase of the Overland Campaign
I often wonder what motivates people to buy the Civil War books they do. Are they interested in learning something? Being entertained? Both? Do they want to hear their favorite story told one more time, maybe in a new way? … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War
Tagged books, libraries, North Anna, Overland Campaign, reading, strike-them-a-blow
8 Comments
My Top Ten List, or Building Your Civil War Library
“Everyman his own historian,[1]” is a quote bandied about in many classrooms, but it is rarely more true than when it is describing Civil War folk. I use the word folk because I have no wish to begin a Sumter-like … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged books, Bruce Catton, Carl Becker, Civil War books, favorite books, libraries, Top Ten
6 Comments