Category: Book Reviews
NY Times Book Review Podcast Discusses “James” a Novel Based on Jim from “Huck Finn”
The New York Times has a new “Book Club” discussion of Percival Everett’s novel James which tells us the story of Jim from Mark Twain’s…
The Age of Reconstruction: How Lincoln’s New Birth of Freedom Remade the World by Don Doyle
The Age of Reconstruction: How Lincoln’s New Birth of Freedom Remade the World by Don Doyle published by Princeton University Press (2024) Don Doyle’s new book…
Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War by Jon Grinspan
Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War by Jon Grinspan published by Bloomsbury Publishing (2024) I have been very…
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson published by Crown 592…
Erik Larson’s New Book on Fort Sumter Debuts at #1 on NY Times Bestseller List
Erik Larson, one of the most popular history writers over the last half century, has his new book on the crisis over Fort Sumter debut…
Three Civil War Era Books Win Pulitzer Prize Today
Three books were awarded the Pulitzer Prize today that had to do with the Civil War, the Antebellum, and Reconstruction, one each in History, Biography,…
WashPo Reviews Erik Larson’s “The Demon of Unrest” About the Firing on Ft Sumter
The Washington Post reviews Erik Larson’s new book The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil…
NY Times Reviews Two New Books on the Civil War and Reconstruction by Manisha Sinha & Matt Stewart
The New York Times has a review written by S.C. Gwynne of two new books on the Civil War and Reconstruction. Here are substantial excerpts…
James: A Novel by Percival Everett
James: A Novel by Percival Everett published by Doubleday (2024) I read a lot of books. Right before my stroke, I was reading more than…
Podcast: Harold Holzer Talks About His New Book on Lincoln and the Immigrants
Gerry Prokopowicz, host of Civil War Talk Radio, interviews Harold Holzer, author of “Brought Forth on this Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration.” The discussion…
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