Books and Discussions
Published: 2/24/23
The Books That Built Me: Joan Waugh
DIANA LUNDIN Joan Waugh “There is properly no history; only biography.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Narrowing down a list of “books that built me” was surprisingly difficult. The books finally selected,...
Published: 2/23/23
Their Maryland (2021)
New insights on the 1862 Maryland Campaign.
Published: 2/22/23
Administering Freedom (2022)
A deeply researched history of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Published: 2/20/23
The Union Forever (2012)
Essays on the life and scholarly accomplishments of the late historian John Y. Simon.
Published: 2/15/23
Lady Rebels of Civil War Missouri (2022)
Sketches of pro-Confederate women in Civil War Missouri.
Published: 2/8/23
Gettysburg’s Southern Front (2022)
An analysis of Union military operations against the Confederate capital in June and July 1863.
Published: 2/1/23
I Saw Death Coming (2023)
A "thought-provoking and accessible" reinterpretation of Reconstruction.
Published: 1/28/23
The Books That Built Me: George Rable
BRYAN HESTER Historian George C. Rable I was not one of those precocious Civil War enthusiasts who started reading Bruce Catton at the age of 10. Even when I was...
Published: 1/25/23
The Tale Untwisted (2023)
A slender volume that packs considerable punch.
Published: 1/18/23
Ways and Means (2022)
A look at how the Lincoln administration funded the Union war effort.
Published: 1/11/23
Six Miles from Charleston, Five Minutes to Hell (2022)
A brief history of a largely forgotten battle.
Published: 1/4/23
Contemners and Serpents (2022)
A well-edited collection of Civil War correspondence.
Published: 12/28/22
“If We are Striking for Pennsylvania” (2022)
A fresh treatment of the first three weeks of the Gettysburg Campaign.
Published: 12/21/22
C. Vann Woodward (2022)
Reflections on the distinguished career of an eminent American historian.
Published: 12/14/22
Hidden History of Civil War Florida (2022)
A concise history of an oft-overlooked Confederate state.
Published: 12/7/22
A Fire Bell in the Past (2021)
A novel look at the Missouri Crisis.
Published: 11/30/22
The Gospel of Freedom (2022)
A "valuable contribution" to our understanding of the Underground Railroad.
Published: 11/29/22
The Best Civil War Books of 2022
The Books & Authors section of our Winter 2022 issue contains our annual roundup of the year’s best Civil War titles. As usual, we’ve enlisted a handful of Civil War...