Category: Book Reviews
Michael Vorenberg Wins the Tom Watson Brown Award for “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War”
Michael Vorenberg is the recipient of the Tom Watson Brown Award for his new book Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War….
“A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw” by Kevin M. Levin
A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw by Kevin M. Levin published by University of North Carolina Press (2026) I…
Richard Carwardine Wins Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize for “Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union”
As we are drawing towards the close of the year, I wanted to take a look Civil War and Reconstruction books that have won awards…
The Original Black Panther: Prince Rivers and the Lost City of Hamburg by Stephen Berry
The Original Black Panther: Prince Rivers and the Lost City of Hamburg by Stephen Berry published by University of Georgia Press 302 pages (2026) Stephen…
White Power: Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao
White Power: Policing American Slavery by Gautham Rao Published by University of North Carolina Press (2026) White Power is not strictly about Reconstruction, in fact…
The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, and Exodus in the Post-Civil War South Introduction by Steven Hahn
The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, and Exodus in the Post-Civil War South Introduction by Steven Hahn published by Library of America (2026)…
A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War by W. Fitzhugh Brundage
A Fate Worse than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War by W. Fitzhugh Brundage published by W. W. Norton & Company (2026) When people…
Kerri K. Greenidge Author of “The Grimkes” on Abolitionist Family Let Go By Tufts
According to the New York Times, Kerri K. Greenidge is no longer employed by Tufts University after controversy over her well-reviewed book emerged. Her book…
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future by Fergus M. Bordewich
Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future by Fergus M. Bordewich pub. by Knopf (2026) Half a century ago, I…
Michael Vorenberg Wins Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History for His Book, “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War”
The University of Virginia announced this week that Professor Michael Vorenberg of Brown University has won the 2026 John L. Nau III Book Prize in…