Civil War Places

Seeing the Conflict Through the Eyes of Its Leading Historians
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4696-4953-5
Verlag: University of North Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us understand our own history? What kinds of places are worth remembering and why? In this collection of essays, some of the most esteemed historians of the Civil War select a single meaningful place related to war and narrate its significance. Included here are meditations on a wide assortment of places-Devil's Den at Gettysburg, Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, the statue of William T. Sherman in New York's Central Park, Burnside Bridge at Antietam, the McLean House in Appomattox, and more. Paired with a contemporary photograph commissioned specifically for this book, each essay offers an unusual and accessible glimpse into how historians think about their subjects.

In addition to the editors, contributors include Edward L. Ayers, Stephen Berry, William A. Blair, David W. Blight, Peter S. Carmichael, Frances M. Clarke, Catherine Clinton, Stephen Cushman, Stephen D. Engle, Drew Gilpin Faust, Sarah E. Gardner, Judith Giesberg, Lesley J. Gordon, A. Wilson Greene, Caroline E. Janney, Jaqueline Jones, Ari Kelman, James Marten, Carol Reardon, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Brenda E. Stevenson, Elizabeth R. Varon, and Joan Waugh.

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Über Autor(innen)

Gary W. Gallagher is the John L. Nau III Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Virginia.

J. Matthew Gallman is professor of history at the University of Florida.

Will Gallagher is a commercial photographer based in Austin, Texas.