Category: Book Reviews
Around the Web December 2021: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
November was a great month for Civil War social media. Civil War Talk Radio, in particular, had one of its best months since I began…
Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite 2021 Books on Mid-19th Century U.S. History
The Washington Independent Review of Books has released its “Best of” list of books for 2021. Here are the books having to do with mid-19th…
New York Times Notable Books of 2021 on 19th Century America
It is that time of year. Publications are putting out their “Best Of” lists of books. Here are non-fiction books the New York Times has…
Smithsonian Scholars Favorite Books of 2021-19th Century Picks
Smithsonian Magazine publishes a list of new books every year that the scholars at the Smithsonian have picked as their favorites. These are individual choices…
“All That She Carried” Wins National Book Award for Nonfiction
Tiya Miles won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for “All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake.” According to…
Washington Post Review of New 1619 Project Book Asks What “1619” Really Means
Carlos Lozada reviews the new 1619 Project book in today’s Washington Post. The review is decidedly mixed, incorporating criticism, praise, and confusion in one review!…
First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero by Meg Groeling
First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero by Meg Groeling published by Savas Beatie (2021) Elmer Ellsworth is…
Kansas School District Blocks Circulation of Book on Reconstruction Era Klan
The Goddard School District in Kansas has been accused of book banning after it announced that 29 books would no longer be allowed to circulate…
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair published by University…
The New Yorker on the Genius of “The Red Badge of Courage”
Before there was The Killer Angels or Gone With the Wind, the most popular novel of the Civil War was Red Badge of Courage. Many…
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