Category Archives: American Civil War

Book Review: Blood Moon

Posted on January 24, 2024 by nathanalbright

Blood Moon: An American Epic Of War And Splendor In The Cherokee Nation, by John Sedgwick This book is a bit disappointing, it must be admitted. While the subtitle of the book promises a tale of war and splendor, we get precious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A People’s History Of The Civil War

Posted on January 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

A People’s History Of The Civil War: Struggles For The Meaning Of Freedom, by David Williams It is no surprise that this book is terrible. The book is a doctrinaire Marxist text about a deeply complex and deeply controversial topic; there is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Calculus Of Violence

Posted on January 6, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Calculus Of Violence: How Americans Fought The Civil War, by Aaron Sheehan-Dean When the author writes of the violence of the Civil War as being a calculus, many people may immediately think that this means some kind of bloodless , … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Soldier Of Destiny

Posted on January 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

Soldier Of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, And The Redemption Of Ulysses S. Grant, by John Reeves This book is, at least so far, the best book by far that John Reeves has written. That said, it is not nearly the sort of book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Code

Posted on December 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

Lincoln’s Code: The Laws Of War In American History, by John Fabian Witt There are tens of thousands of books about Abraham Lincoln, and while this book is not entirely unique in its interest in the Lieber Code that was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Wikipedia Legends Of The Civil War

Posted on November 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Wikipedia Legends Of The Civil War: The Incredible Of The 75 Most Fascinating Figures From The War Between The States, by the editors Of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. This book is a very bad book, but bad of a specific … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Salmon P. Chase

Posted on November 23, 2023 by nathanalbright

Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival, by Walter Stahr How vital of a historical personage is Salmon P. Chase? Most Americans will be most familiar with his name because Chase National Bank, one of the largest banks in the United … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Atlas Of The Civil War

Posted on November 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Atlas Of The Civil War, edited by James McPherson Although most of my audience is American, this is a blog with a substantial international audience, and it should be noted that this book is about the American Civil War. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Fiery Trial

Posted on November 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln And American Slavery, by Eric Foner There are a lot of books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, including a great many I have read (which is only a small percentage of the total), … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Lie

Posted on November 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, And The White House, by Elizabeth Mitchell Now, this book is somewhat falsely titled. The author, herself a member of that unethical variety of pond scum known as … Continue reading →

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