Quinn McPhail
Published: 4/28/21
The Assault on Fort Blakeley (2021)
Review of a new history of one of Alabama's main coastal defenses.
Published: 4/21/21
The Last Slave Ships (2020)
A fascinating study of the demise of the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Published: 4/14/21
What Though the Field Be Lost (2021)
A collection of poems that are "cerebral" and "dense with literary and historical allusions."
Published: 4/7/21
Incidents in the Life of Cecilia Lawton (2021)
An insightful look at the mindset of white southerners in the wake of the Civil War.
Published: 3/31/21
First Chaplain of the Confederacy (2020)
A reminder of the nuanced role Catholics played in the Confederate and Reconstruction South.
Published: 3/24/21
In the Shadow of Gold (2020)
Review of "a historical novel for our own challenging times."
Published: 3/17/21
The Black Civil War Soldier (2021)
A visual history of African-American soldiers in the Civil War.
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Published: 3/17/21
St. Patrick’s Day, 1863
Experience the lively St. Patrick's Day celebrations held in the camp of the Irish Brigade in 1863 through Edwin Forbes' sketches of the event.
Published: 3/10/21
Thaddeus Stevens (2021)
An "accessible biography" of "a soldier of the Second American Revolution"
Published: 3/3/21
On Rising Ground (2021)
A well-researched, well-written, and empathetic account of an ordinary soldier and his family.
Published: 2/24/21
Robert E. Lee and Me (2021)
Review of a book that deserves a wide readership.
Published: 2/17/21
Ambitious Honor (2020)
A book that's managed to find something new to say about George Armstrong Custer.
Published: 2/10/21
Bonds of Salvation (2020)
Review of a "strong and engaging history."
Published: 2/3/21
The Last Lincoln Republican (2020)
A superb new study of James Garfield’s dark-horse race for the White House.
Published: 1/27/21
Patriots Twice (2020)
An imperfect study of the postwar lives of 220 Confederate veterans.
Published: 1/20/21
Tullahoma (2020)
A compelling narrative that explains the critical significance of the Union’s Tullahoma Campaign victory.
Published: 1/13/21
The Thin Gray Line (2019)
A fast-paced novel presents lesser-known aspects of the American Civil War.
Published: 1/6/21
Women Making War (2020)
Review of a "useful and fascinating" study.