Books & Authors

Published: 8/7/24

Q&A with Erik Larson

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Books and Conversations

"I was particularly interested in the human traits of the various actors that helped drive the crisis, namely hubris, ambition, ego, false honor, and the need on the part of some characters for personal affirmation."

Published: 8/7/24

Essential Reading on Chancellorsville

By: John Hennessy

Category: Books and Conversations

SOMETIMES A BATTLE begets book upon book. Gettysburg? Rent a truck before you go shopping. There might be more books on Gettysburg than there were soldiers in Pickett’s Charge. Antietam...

Published: 7/2/24

Q&A with Harold Holzer

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Books and Conversations

Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 50 books. His latest, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration (Dutton) came out...

Published: 6/17/24

The Cabinet Diarists

By: Cecily N. Zander

Category: Book Reviews

Without doubt, Lincoln’s greatest success was universalizing the Union war, maximizing participation, and inspiring patriotism— by extending the American dream.