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The Future of Civil War History: Brian Matthew Jordan

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

by Brian Matthew Jordan In an oft-cited 1998 essay, Edward L. Ayers appealed eloquently to his fellow Civil War historians. It was time, he maintained, to “worry” about the Civil War—to revive the paradoxes, uncertainties, and skepticism that celebratory chronicles … Continue reading →

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