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Thinking About Names
Earlier this week at American Battlefield Trust’s Virtual Teacher Institute, I had the opportunity to share a presentation about ideas for using biography and timelines to make history stories more relevant and anchoring those stories to key historical dates. One … Continue reading
Book Review: Writing War and Reunion
Writing War and Reunion: Selected Civil War and Reconstruction Newspaper Editorials by William Gilmore Simms Edited by Jeffery J. Rogers University of South Carolina Press, 2020, $59.99 hardcover Reviewed by Stephen Davis Thank goodness for the academy. Across the country, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Book Review, ECW Book Reviews, William Gilmore Simms, writing, Writing War & Reunion
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Writing from the Trans-Mississippi Theatre
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Nathan Provost “How can I trust your work if you have not visited the battlefield?” “Why have you not visited the battlefield?” “Why don’t you study the battles of the Trans-Mississippi?” These are all … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged Gordon Rhea, Kansas City, Overland Campaign, Trans-Mississippi, Westport, writing
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Conspiracy – Civil War Style?
In a year with an exceptional plethora of “tell-all” books and a variety of conspiracy theories from multiple sides and perspectives, old historical sources never fail to add a little perspective and humor. While seeking an escape from the election … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged civil war memory, conspiracy, George B. McClellan, james a. scrymser, Reconstruction, writing
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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
Writing About History in a Manichean Age
Given current events, I find myself asking how one will be able to write about the American Civil War now and in the future. This question has been brewing in my mind since 2015 when the debate over statues began … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged civil war memory, Just Cause, Lost Cause, Manichean History, writing
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On The March with E. L. Doctorow
Take a look for a moment at the opening sentence of E. L. Doctorow’s The March: At five in the morning, someone banging on the door and shouting, her husband, John, leaping out of bed, grabbing his rifle, and Roscoe … Continue reading
John William Jones: Historian of the Confederacy
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Christopher Martin to share Part 2 of his research on John William Jones. (Find Part 1 here) One of the least well known figures in the history of Confederate monument making was John William … Continue reading
Haunted by Typos
Like a lot of writers, I hate to look at my material once it’s gone into print. When I do, a typo inevitably jumps off the page and slaps me in the face. It’s not because my pieces are riddled … Continue reading
ECW Podcast “Civil War Publishing” Is Now Available
If you’re an ECW fan, we know that you love history books! And in our second podcast for October, you’ll get to hear a discussion between some of our authors and a respected publisher. Head over to our podcast platform … Continue reading
