Podcast on Grant the Lover, the Fighter, and the Writer
This podcast from the Washington Post looks at U.S. Grant through his love letters and through his memoirs. There is a fascinating discussion of the…
The Confederate Daughter Who Rewrote Alabama’s Civil War History
The Birmingham New has an outstanding article on the Daughter of the Confederacy who helped rewrite the State of Alabama’s Civil War and Reconstruction history….
NY Times Reviews New Novel on the United States Colored Troops
The New York Times has a review of a new novel that tells the story of a real unit in the United States Colored Troops….
Caroline E. Janney Author of Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army after Appomattox Wins 2022 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
Caroline Janney is the recipient of the 2022 Lincoln Prize. Here is my own review of this book. According to the Gilder Lehrman Institute: Janney’s Ends…
NY Times Reviews New Book on Split Between William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass
The New York Times reviews the new book THE COLOR OF ABOLITION: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation by Linda…
Podcast on Andrew Johnson’s Presidency
This podcast from the Washington Post focuses on the presidency of Andrew Johnson.
Podcast on Lincoln’s Eloquence as a Writer and Speaker
For Lincoln’s Birthday, we are highlighting this great podcast on the words of Abraham Lincoln. Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of ‘Team of Rivals,’ and Michelle…
Manassas Battlefield Confederate Park & Historical Vindication of the Confederacy
At its 1926 Convention, the Sons of Confederate Veterans spent a lot of time on a discussion of an internal dispute over its effort to…
Opposing Stone Mountain’s Confederate Memorialization & Lee’s Shrine in 1926
In the 1920s, Confederate groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans were pushing forward schemes to memorialize the…
Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Grandson Helped Run the Revived Klan and Klan Kollege
We know that sons often went into the same occupations as their fathers and grandfathers back in the day, but they also could see running…